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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.6°C | 11.2°C | 36% | 24.7°C | NNE 16km/h | 20km/h | 1003.7hPa | 0.0mm / -< |
CW Slopes & Plains for Thursday
Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall, possible severe in the N. Winds N 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers on the S slopes, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds N 25 to 40 km/h increasing to 45 km/h before shifting W/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the late morning, then decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: FORBES 
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| THU Dec 26 |
FRI Dec 27 |
SAT Dec 28 |
SUN Dec 29 |
MON Dec 30 |
TUE Dec 31 |
WED Jan 1 |
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| Summary |
 Sunny |
 Possible shower |
 Increasing sunshine |
Sunny |
 Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
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| Maximum | 38°C | 32°C | 30°C | 31°C | 34°C | 36°C | 36°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 18°C | 22°C | 13°C | 13°C | 16°C | 18°C | 17°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
50%
1-5mm |
20%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
30%
< 1mm |
30%
< 1mm |
20%
< 1mm |
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| 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 |
28km/h
NE |
26km/h
N |
15km/h
WSW |
18km/h
W |
9km/h
SW |
19km/h
WSW |
6km/h
S |
12km/h
SW |
10km/h
ENE |
10km/h
NNW |
7km/h
N |
14km/h
SW |
10km/h
NNE |
15km/h
W |
| Relative Humidity | 34% | 21% | 52% | 29% | 37% | 22% | 37% | 26% | 52% | 26% | 53% | 20% | 53% | 19% |
| Dew Point | 11°C | 11°C | 15°C | 12°C | 6°C | 5°C | 8°C | 10°C | 14°C | 12°C | 16°C | 10°C | 16°C | 9°C |
CW Slopes & Plains Weather Warnings
Next 12 hours in Forbes
12am
Mostly clear
29°C
3am
Mostly clear
26°C
6am
Slight chance storm
22°C
9am
Mostly clear
25°C
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| Friday | Next Occurrence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon rise | moon set | new moon | first quarter | full moon | last quarter |
 05:30 EDT |
 05:59 EDT |
 20:20 EDT |
 20:49 EDT |
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 Fri 02:40 EDT |
 Fri 17:03 EDT |
 Tue Dec 31 |
 Tue Jan 7 |
 Tue Jan 14 |
 Wed Jan 22 |
Forbes Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Dec 26 |
13.5°C | 37.5°C | 0.0mm |
| Wed Dec 25 |
10.9°C | 34.2°C | 0.0mm |
| Tue Dec 24 |
9.4°C | 28.7°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon Dec 23 |
15.3°C | 25.0°C | 0.0mm |
| Sun Dec 22 |
13.1°C | 33.8°C | 0.0mm |
Forbes Year To Date
average rainfall to Dec
538.0mm
91.0 day(s)
total for 2024
762.4mm
89 day(s)
total to this day 2023
381.2mm
83 day(s)
wettest day
55.6mm
Feb 6
lowest temperature
-3.3°C
Jul 30
highest temperature
41.2°C
Feb 4
Forbes Almanac
lowest this month
9.4°C
24th
lowest on record
5.7°C
7th 2013
average this month
16.4°C
+1.1°C
long-term average
15.3°C
highest this month
37.8°C
21st
highest on record
46.3°C
21st 2019
average this month
32.8°C
+1.0°C
long-term average
31.8°C
wettest this month
31.2mm
1st
total this month
94.2mm
6 day(s)
long-term average
52.8mm
6.5 day(s)
wettest on record
202.6mm
2010
driest on record
5.4mm
2019
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