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Sapphire Weather

23.46°S 147.72°E 252m AMSL

Emerald Forecast

Today	29°C
Tonight	22°C

Now

22.6°C

Updated at 09:00 EST

Central Highlands for Sunday Rain developing over most parts. Isolated thunderstorms in the north. Moderate to heavy falls in the north. Fresh to strong and gusty SE/E winds shifting E/NE in the far north. Damaging wind gusts north of about Moranbah.

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Currently at Emerald Ap

Temperature		22.6°C
Dew Point		22.3°C
Feels Like		22.6°C
Relative Humidity		98%
Wind		SE 33km/h
Wind Gusts		46km/h
Pressure		1013.9hPa
Fire Danger		2.0 Low
Rain since 9am/last hr		0.8mm / 0.0mm

Sunrise		06:11 EST
Sunset		18:18 EST

Nearby Now

Blackall	28.2°C
Rockhampton Ap	26.0°C
Mackay Ap	26.4°C

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Next 12 hours in Emerald

48-hour forecast »

12pm

Intermittent rain

26°C

3pm

Rain

27°C

6pm

Slight chance shower

26°C

9pm

Intermittent rain

24°C

Central Highlands Weather Warnings

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Qld - Sun 08:39 EST
Severe Weather Warning for Heavy Rainfall and Flooding for the Coastal and Adjacent Inland Areas between Bowen and St. Lawrence.

Emerald 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary	Sun Mar 21		Mon Mar 22		Tue Mar 23		Wed Mar 24		Thu Mar 25		Fri Mar 26		Sat Mar 27
Summary	Windy with rain		Possible shower		Mostly sunny		Mostly sunny		Late shower		Mostly sunny		Mostly sunny
Maximum	29°C		29°C		32°C		32°C		31°C		32°C		32°C
Minimum	22°C		22°C		20°C		19°C		20°C		19°C		19°C
Chance of Rain	80%		50%		5%		10%		80%		5%		5%
Rain Amount	10-20mm		5-10mm		< 1mm		< 1mm		1-5mm		< 1mm		< 1mm
UV Index	Extreme		Extreme		Extreme		Very High		Very High		Very High
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	44 km/h	27 km/h	22 km/h	20 km/h	19 km/h	19 km/h	20 km/h	20 km/h	22 km/h	18 km/h	18 km/h	17 km/h	20 km/h	19 km/h
Wind Direction	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	ESE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE
Relative Humidity	85%	77%	90%	75%	82%	53%	74%	48%	73%	55%	80%	50%	73%	52%
Dew Point	22°C	23°C	23°C	22°C	22°C	19°C	20°C	18°C	19°C	20°C	21°C	19°C	21°C	20°C

Emerald Sun & Moon Times

Sunday					Next Occurrence
First Light	Sunrise	Sunset	Last Light	Moon Phase	moon rise	moon set	first quarter	full moon	last quarter	new moon
05:49 EST	06:11 EST	18:18 EST	18:41 EST		Sun 10:47 EST	Sun 21:40 EST	Tue Mar 23	Tue Mar 30	Tue Apr 6	Wed Apr 14

Emerald Ap Past 5 Days

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	Minimum	Maximum	Rainfall
Sun Mar 21	22°C	-	0.8mm
Sat Mar 20	18.5°C	29°C	0.0mm
Fri Mar 19	17.8°C	29.2°C	0.0mm
Thu Mar 18	18.7°C	30.5°C	0.0mm
Wed Mar 17	19.2°C	30.7°C	0.0mm

Emerald Ap Year To Date

average rainfall to Mar

201.7mm

19.3 day(s)

total for 2010

374.0mm

36 day(s)

total to this day 2009

312.8mm

24 day(s)

wettest day

48.2mm

Jan 31

lowest temperature

17.3°C

Jan 20

highest temperature

39.4°C

Jan 18

Emerald Ap Almanac

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March minimum temperature

lowest this month

17.4°C

16th

lowest on record

12.1°C

31st 2008

average this month

20.7°C

+0.4°C

long-term average

20.3°C

March maximum temperature

highest this month

33.6°C

7th

highest on record

40.8°C

12th 2007

average this month

31.4°C

-1.8°C

long-term average

33.2°C

March rainfall

wettest this month

12.6mm

5th

total this month

40.4mm

8 day(s)

long-term average

40.3mm

4.3 day(s)

wettest on record

335.2mm

1994

driest on record

1.4mm

2004

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