CURRENT CONDITIONS FOR:
PARKES AIRPORT
Temperature Dew Point Rel. Humidity Feels Like Wind Gusts Pressure Rainfall
30.3°C 18.1°C 48% 28.1°C N 25km/h 30km/h 1003.5hPa 0.0mm / -<

CW Slopes & Plains for Friday Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe, with possible heavy falls on the S slopes. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending S/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening.

7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: PARKES 28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE

FRI
Feb 14
SAT
Feb 15
SUN
Feb 16
MON
Feb 17
TUE
Feb 18
WED
Feb 19
THU
Feb 20
Summary possible thunderstorm
Possible thunderstorm
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
sunny
Sunny
sunny
Sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
Maximum 30°C 25°C 21°C 25°C 28°C 31°C 31°C
Minimum 21°C 14°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 12°C 15°C
Chance of Rain
Likely Amount
80%
10-20mm
5%
< 1mm
5%
< 1mm
5%
< 1mm
5%
< 1mm
5%
< 1mm
5%
< 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Frost Risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 22km/h
NNE
21km/h
N
20km/h
SW
26km/h
SW
24km/h
SW
25km/h
SW
9km/h
ESE
13km/h
SSW
10km/h
ENE
14km/h
SW
15km/h
ENE
9km/h
W
14km/h
ENE
9km/h
N
Relative Humidity 72% 59% 61% 32% 49% 28% 49% 28% 54% 29% 51% 28% 54% 30%
Dew Point 18°C 21°C 11°C 7°C 1°C 1°C 4°C 4°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 10°C 12°C 11°C
RADAR Yeoval
SATELLITE NSW/ACT
synoptic
SYNOPTIC AUSTRALIA

CW Slopes & Plains Weather Warnings

NSW/ACT - Fri 15:30 EDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Hail, Damaging Winds & Heavy Rain) S Tablelands, CW Slopes/Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina & Lower Western

Next 12 hours in Parkes

possible thunderstorm

6pm

Chance shower or storm
26°C
shower

9pm

Shower
20°C
mostly clear

12am

Mostly clear
19°C
mostly clear

3am

Mostly clear
16°C
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Parkes Sun & Moon Times

Friday Next Occurrence
First Light Sunrise Sunset Last Light Moon Phase moon rise moon set last quarter new moon first quarter full moon
first light
06:16 EDT
sunrise
06:42 EDT
sunset
20:00 EDT
last light
20:26 EDT
moon
rise
Fri 20:57 EDT
set
Sat 08:52 EDT
moon
Fri
Feb 21
moon
Fri
Feb 28
moon
Fri
Mar 7
moon
Fri
Mar 14

Parkes Airport Past 5 Days

  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Fri
Feb 14
22.2°C 30.9°C 0.0mm
Thu
Feb 13
20.3°C 33.9°C 0.0mm
Wed
Feb 12
18.3°C 32.0°C 0.0mm
Tue
Feb 11
14.9°C 30.9°C 38.0mm
Mon
Feb 10
19.7°C 28.1°C 0.8mm

Parkes Airport Year To Date

average rainfall to Feb
122.2mm
12.9 day(s)
total for 2025
82.4mm
12 day(s)
total to this day 2024
146.4mm
5 day(s)
wettest day
38.0mm
Feb 11
lowest temperature
13.2°C
Jan 17
highest temperature
41.4°C
Jan 28

Parkes Airport Almanac

February minimum temperature
lowest this month
14.9°C
11th
lowest on record
6.0°C
19th 1999
average this month
19.3°C
+2.3°C
long-term average
17.0°C
February maximum temperature
highest this month
37.0°C
4th
highest on record
45.9°C
11th 2017
average this month
34.1°C
+2.1°C
long-term average
32.0°C
February rainfall
wettest this month
38.0mm
11th
total this month
41.2mm
3 day(s)
long-term average
55.9mm
6.3 day(s)
wettest on record
225.8mm
1973
driest on record
0.2mm
2016

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