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Home › Queensland › Wide Bay & Burnett › Orchid Beach

Orchid Beach Weather

24.96°S 153.31°E 13m AMSL

Sandy Cape Forecast

Tonight	23°C
Tomorrow	30°C

Now

24.9°C

Updated at 21:50 EST

Wide Bay & Burnett for Thursday Mostly fine and partly cloudy with isolated showers. Light to moderate S/SE winds, tending fresh at times near the coast and islands during the afternoon and evening.
Friday Isolated afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms in the far west. Fine elsewhere apart from isolated showers near the Fraser coast. Light to moderate SE/NE winds.

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Currently at Hervey Bay Ap

Temperature		24.9°C
Dew Point		19.8°C
Feels Like		24.9°C
Relative Humidity		73%
Wind		SE 12km/h
Wind Gusts		20km/h
Pressure		1010.6hPa
Fire Danger		3.1
Rain since 9am/last hr		0.2mm / -

Sunrise		05:29 EST
Sunset		18:33 EST

Nearby Now

Maryborough	22.6°C
Bundaberg Ap	23.2°C
Double Is Pt	24.4°C

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Next 12 hours in Hervey Bay

48-hour forecast »

12am

Mostly clear

24°C

3am

Mostly clear

23°C

6am

Mostly clear

23°C

9am

Mostly clear

27°C

Wide Bay & Burnett Weather Warnings

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There are no warnings current.

Queensland Weather Update

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Sandy Cape 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
Summary	Mostly sunny		Mostly sunny		Possible thunderstorm		Late shower		Possible shower		Possible shower		Showers
Maximum	30°C		30°C		29°C		30°C		30°C		30°C		29°C
Minimum	22°C		23°C		23°C		23°C		23°C		23°C		23°C
Chance of Rain	10%		20%		40%		40%		70%		90%		90%
Rain Amount	< 1mm		< 1mm		< 1mm		1-5mm		1-5mm		1-5mm		1-5mm
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	20 km/h	21 km/h	22 km/h	25 km/h	14 km/h	19 km/h	11 km/h	20 km/h	8 km/h	20 km/h	18 km/h	30 km/h	28 km/h	32 km/h
Wind Direction	SSE	ESE	SSE	ESE	SE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE
Relative Humidity	64%	58%	64%	61%	62%	61%	63%	60%	63%	65%	61%	61%	61%	62%
Dew Point	19°C	19°C	19°C	19°C	20°C	20°C	20°C	20°C	20°C	20°C	19°C	19°C	19°C	19°C

Sandy Cape Sun & Moon Times

Friday					Next Occurrence
First Light	Sunrise	Sunset	Last Light	Moon Phase	moon set	moon rise	last quarter	new moon	first quarter	full moon
05:06 EST	05:30 EST	18:33 EST	18:56 EST		Fri 07:30 EST	Fri 19:54 EST	Wed Feb 15	Wed Feb 22	Thu Mar 1	Thu Mar 8

Sandy Cape Past 5 Days

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	Minimum	Maximum	Rainfall
Thu Feb 9	21.1°C	30°C	2.4mm
Wed Feb 8	22.4°C	29.5°C	0.0mm
Tue Feb 7	22.9°C	29.4°C	0.0mm
Mon Feb 6	21.8°C	30.4°C	0.0mm
Sun Feb 5	20.6°C	30.1°C	0.0mm

Sandy Cape Year To Date

average rainfall to Feb

330.1mm

28.1 day(s)

total for 2012

461.1mm

13 day(s)

total to this day 2011

226.2mm

24 day(s)

wettest day

207.6mm

Jan 18

lowest temperature

18.4°C

Jan 1

highest temperature

33.5°C

Jan 12

Sandy Cape Almanac

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February minimum temperature

lowest this month

20.6°C

5th

lowest on record

16.1°C

19th 1961

average this month

22.2°C

-0.3°C

long-term average

22.5°C

February maximum temperature

highest this month

30.4°C

6th

highest on record

34.3°C

8th 1996

average this month

29.6°C

+0.4°C

long-term average

29.2°C

February rainfall

wettest this month

2.4mm

9th

total this month

2.4mm

1 day(s)

long-term average

171.8mm

14.5 day(s)

wettest on record

810.8mm

1888

driest on record

7.4mm

1932