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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.0°C | 21.7°C | 77% | 28.4°C | N 11km/h | 13km/h | 1006.5hPa | 0.0mm / -< |
Central Highlands for Thursday
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Friday
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the NE, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe around and NE of Moranbah. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the middle of the day.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: EMERALD 
28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE
| THU Dec 12 |
FRI Dec 13 |
SAT Dec 14 |
SUN Dec 15 |
MON Dec 16 |
TUE Dec 17 |
WED Dec 18 |
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| Summary |
 Rain |
 Possible shower |
 Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
 Late shower |
Possible shower |
 Possible thunderstorm |
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| Maximum | 33°C | 33°C | 35°C | 36°C | 35°C | 34°C | 31°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 23°C | 22°C | 22°C | 22°C | 23°C | 23°C | 23°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
90%
1-5mm |
40%
5-10mm |
20%
< 1mm |
30%
< 1mm |
40%
1-5mm |
70%
5-10mm |
90%
10-20mm |
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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 |
16km/h
SSE |
16km/h
ESE |
14km/h
ESE |
14km/h
ESE |
15km/h
SE |
18km/h
SSE |
17km/h
SE |
20km/h
ESE |
19km/h
SE |
22km/h
SE |
16km/h
ESE |
19km/h
E |
15km/h
ESE |
20km/h
ESE |
| Relative Humidity | 79% | 51% | 70% | 47% | 69% | 37% | 65% | 42% | 65% | 41% | 71% | 52% | 75% | 55% |
| Dew Point | 24°C | 22°C | 22°C | 20°C | 22°C | 18°C | 22°C | 21°C | 22°C | 20°C | 23°C | 23°C | 23°C | 21°C |
Central Highlands Weather Warnings
QLD - Thu 21:05 EST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Highlands and Coalfields and Capricornia
QLD - Thu 11:35 EST
Moderate Flood Warning For The Warrego River (Qld)
QLD - Thu 10:49 EST
Flood Warning For The Burnett River
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Highlands and Coalfields and Capricornia
QLD - Thu 11:35 EST
Moderate Flood Warning For The Warrego River (Qld)
QLD - Thu 10:49 EST
Flood Warning For The Burnett River
Next 12 hours in Emerald
12am
Mostly clear
25°C
3am
Mostly clear
23°C
6am
Mostly clear
23°C
9am
Mostly clear
27°C
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Emerald Sun & Moon Times
| Friday | Next Occurrence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon set | moon rise | full moon | last quarter | new moon | first quarter |
 04:49 EST |
 05:14 EST |
 18:49 EST |
 19:14 EST |
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 Fri 02:50 EST |
 Fri 16:40 EST |
 Sun Dec 15 |
 Mon Dec 23 |
 Tue Dec 31 |
 Tue Jan 7 |
Emerald Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Dec 12 |
23.2°C | 34.3°C | 13.2mm |
| Wed Dec 11 |
23.7°C | 32.6°C | 2.6mm |
| Tue Dec 10 |
25.5°C | 37.8°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon Dec 9 |
24.5°C | 40.1°C | 0.0mm |
| Sun Dec 8 |
22.5°C | 38.8°C | 0.0mm |
Emerald Year To Date
average rainfall to Dec
557.3mm
64.5 day(s)
total for 2024
377.8mm
69 day(s)
total to this day 2023
569.4mm
60 day(s)
wettest day
33.6mm
Jan 30
lowest temperature
1.4°C
Jul 20
highest temperature
41.9°C
Nov 8
Emerald Almanac
lowest this month
21.7°C
5th
lowest on record
12.3°C
27th 2006
average this month
22.9°C
+1.5°C
long-term average
21.4°C
highest this month
40.1°C
9th
highest on record
43.0°C
26th 2001
average this month
36.1°C
+1.7°C
long-term average
34.4°C
wettest this month
14.4mm
1st
total this month
30.2mm
3 day(s)
long-term average
81.1mm
7.8 day(s)
wettest on record
263.8mm
2010
driest on record
0.0mm
2019
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