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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.1°C | 9.9°C | 34% | 23.1°C | NNE 20km/h | 26km/h | 1005.1hPa | 0.0mm / -< |
CW Slopes & Plains for 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.
Saturday
Sunny. Winds S/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending W/SW 20 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then tending S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: PARKES 
28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE
| FRI Dec 27 |
SAT Dec 28 |
SUN Dec 29 |
MON Dec 30 |
TUE Dec 31 |
WED Jan 1 |
THU Jan 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary |
 Possible shower |
 Mostly sunny |
 Sunny |
Mostly sunny |
 Late shower |
Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
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| Maximum | 33°C | 29°C | 32°C | 35°C | 36°C | 36°C | 35°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 21°C | 13°C | 11°C | 15°C | 17°C | 17°C | 17°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
5%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
10%
< 1mm |
40%
1-5mm |
20%
< 1mm |
30%
< 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 |
23km/h
NW |
20km/h
W |
12km/h
SW |
20km/h
WSW |
12km/h
S |
17km/h
SW |
22km/h
ENE |
12km/h
N |
15km/h
NNW |
16km/h
SW |
19km/h
NE |
14km/h
WNW |
17km/h
NNE |
14km/h
WSW |
| Relative Humidity | 48% | 29% | 31% | 19% | 30% | 21% | 46% | 24% | 52% | 22% | 46% | 18% | 46% | 19% |
| Dew Point | 15°C | 13°C | 5°C | 3°C | 5°C | 7°C | 13°C | 11°C | 16°C | 11°C | 15°C | 8°C | 14°C | 8°C |
CW Slopes & Plains Weather Warnings
Next 12 hours in Parkes
3am
Mostly clear
25°C
6am
Slight chance storm
21°C
9am
Mostly clear
26°C
12pm
Mostly clear
30°C
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Parkes Sun & Moon Times
| 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 |
 05:58 EDT |
 20:18 EDT |
 20:47 EDT |
 |
 Fri 02:40 EDT |
 Fri 17:01 EDT |
 Tue Dec 31 |
 Tue Jan 7 |
 Tue Jan 14 |
 Wed Jan 22 |
Parkes Airport Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Dec 26 |
15.0°C | 37.7°C | 0.0mm |
| Wed Dec 25 |
8.4°C | 33.7°C | 0.0mm |
| Tue Dec 24 |
6.6°C | 27.4°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon Dec 23 |
9.9°C | 24.2°C | 0.0mm |
| Sun Dec 22 |
10.2°C | 33.0°C | 0.0mm |
Parkes Airport Year To Date
average rainfall to Dec
618.3mm
97.4 day(s)
total for 2024
666.2mm
95 day(s)
total to this day 2023
551.4mm
104 day(s)
wettest day
47.0mm
Dec 8
lowest temperature
-3.5°C
Jul 30
highest temperature
41.1°C
Feb 4
Parkes Airport Almanac
lowest this month
6.6°C
24th
lowest on record
3.0°C
30th 2008
average this month
15.0°C
+0.4°C
long-term average
14.6°C
highest this month
37.8°C
16th
highest on record
45.6°C
21st 2019
average this month
32.4°C
+1.4°C
long-term average
31.0°C
wettest this month
47.0mm
8th
total this month
98.6mm
6 day(s)
long-term average
51.6mm
6.6 day(s)
wettest on record
239.4mm
2010
driest on record
0.4mm
2000
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