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| time | wind dir | wind spd | wind gust | tmp | dew pt | feels like | rh | fire | rain | rain 10' | pres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km/h | km/h | °C | °C | °C | % | mm | mm | hPa | |||
| Wed 09:00 EST |
SSW | 6 | 20.8 | 18.4 | 22.7 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 1024.0 | ||
| Tue 09:00 EST |
S | 9 | 19.9 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 1021.2 | ||
| Mon 09:00 EST |
WSW | 4 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 24.2 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 1019.1 | ||
| Sun 09:00 EST |
SW | 4 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 22.6 | 96 | 1 | 11 | 1018.7 | ||
| Sat 09:00 EST |
SE | 37 | 22.2 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 1020.0 | ||
| Fri 09:00 EST |
SE | 37 | 23.2 | 16.5 | 18.2 | 66 | 7 | 19 | 1022.2 | ||
| Thu 09:00 EST |
SE | 19 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 98 | 1 | 5 | 1022.1 |
Station Details
RAINBOW BEACH
Wide Bay & Burnett, Queensland
Wide Bay & Burnett, Queensland
25.9007°S 153.0891°E
15m AMSL
Commenced 1992
Commenced 1992
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