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Forbes Weather
33.39°S 148.01°E
233m AMSL
Forbes Forecast
| Tonight | 15°C |
|---|---|
| Tomorrow | 28°C |
Now
21.5°C
Updated at 19:30 EDT
CW Slopes & Plains for Thursday
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers, mainly in the south. The chance of thunderstorms. Light winds.
Friday
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers, mainly on the slopes, easing later. Isolated thunderstorms. Winds NE averaging 10 to 20 km/h tending mainly NW/SW around midday.
Currently at Forbes Ap
| Temperature | 21.5°C |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Dew Point | 17.3°C |
|
|
| Feels Like | 21.5°C | ||
| Relative Humidity | 77% | ||
| Wind |
 |
E 9km/h |
|
| Wind Gusts | 13km/h | ||
| Pressure | 1009.3hPa |
|
|
| Fire Danger | 2.2 | ||
| Rain since 9am/last hr | 0.6mm / 0.2mm | ||
Sun on Thursday
| Sunrise |  |
06:38 EDT |
|---|---|---|
| Sunset |  |
20:07 EDT |
Nearby Now
| Parkes Ap | 21.0°C |
|---|---|
| Cowra Ap | 17.8°C |
| Condobolin Ap | 24.5°C |
| West Wyalong Ap | 24.6°C |
Next 12 hours in Parkes
9pm
Slight chance storm
19°C
12am
Mostly clear
18°C
3am
Slight chance shower
17°C
6am
Chance shower or storm
16°C
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CW Slopes & Plains Weather Warnings
NSW/ACT - Thu 19:21 EDT
Severe Storm Warning (Hail/Flood) for the SW Slopes, Central & Southern Tablelands, CW Slopes and Plains, Riverina and Snowy Mountains
NSW/ACT - Wed 16:14 EDT
Final Flood Warning - Bogan River at Dandaloo
Severe Storm Warning (Hail/Flood) for the SW Slopes, Central & Southern Tablelands, CW Slopes and Plains, Riverina and Snowy Mountains
NSW/ACT - Wed 16:14 EDT
Final Flood Warning - Bogan River at Dandaloo
Forbes 7-day Weather Forecast
| Summary | Thu Feb 9 |
Fri Feb 10 |
Sat Feb 11 |
Sun Feb 12 |
Mon Feb 13 |
Tue Feb 14 |
Wed Feb 15 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder- storms |
Thunder- storms |
 Clearing shower |
 Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
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| Maximum | 27°C | 28°C | 29°C | 31°C | 30°C | 30°C | 30°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 15°C | 15°C | 14°C | 13°C | 14°C | 14°C | 15°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain | 90% | 70% | 30% | 50% | 60% | 50% | 10% | |||||||
| Rain Amount | 5-10mm | 5-10mm | < 1mm | < 1mm | 1-5mm | < 1mm | < 1mm | |||||||
| UV Index | 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 | 16 km/h |
8 km/h |
13 km/h |
8 km/h |
8 km/h |
13 km/h |
6 km/h |
9 km/h |
2 km/h |
10 km/h |
10 km/h |
3 km/h |
14 km/h |
4 km/h |
| Wind Direction |
 NE |
 NNE |
NE |
NNE |
 W |
 WSW |
 SSE |
 SW |
E |
SW |
 ENE |
E |
NNE |
NE |
| Relative Humidity | 58% | 44% | 58% | 39% | 47% | 31% | 39% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 52% | 32% | 49% | 29% |
| Dew Point | 14°C | 13°C | 14°C | 11°C | 12°C | 8°C | 12°C | 9°C | 12°C | 9°C | 14°C | 11°C | 13°C | 11°C |
Forbes 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 |
 06:13 EDT |
06:39 EDT |
20:06 EDT |
 20:32 EDT |
 |
 Thu 20:39 EDT |
 Fri 08:52 EDT |
 Wed Feb 15 |
 Wed Feb 22 |
 Thu Mar 1 |
 Thu Mar 8 |
Forbes Ap Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Feb 9 |
17.5°C | 29°C | 1.0mm |
| Wed Feb 8 |
15.5°C | 29.2°C | 0.0mm |
| Tue Feb 7 |
12.8°C | 28.6°C | 0.0mm |
| Mon Feb 6 |
15.8°C | 27.1°C | 0.0mm |
| Sun Feb 5 |
16.5°C | 32.3°C | 0.0mm |
Forbes Ap Year To Date
average rainfall to Feb
73.3mm
10.1 day(s)
total for 2012
124.6mm
13 day(s)
total to this day 2011
33.8mm
10 day(s)
wettest day
70.6mm
Feb 3
lowest temperature
7.5°C
Jan 12
highest temperature
37.6°C
Jan 19
Forbes Ap Almanac
lowest this month
12.8°C
7th
lowest on record
8.6°C
11th 2006
average this month
15.8°C
-1.9°C
long-term average
17.7°C
highest this month
32.3°C
5th
highest on record
44.6°C
15th 2004
average this month
27.3°C
-5.5°C
long-term average
32.8°C
wettest this month
70.6mm
3rd
total this month
73.2mm
3 day(s)
long-term average
50.6mm
5.3 day(s)
wettest on record
162.8mm
2010
driest on record
0.0mm
2005
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