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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

This morning	16°C
Today	23°C

Now

14.7°C

Updated at 01:50 EST

Wide Bay & Burnett for Wednesday Cloudy with rain areas. Mostly light to moderate N/NW winds.
Thursday Early rain and drizzle areas in the east, clearing during the early morning. Fine and mostly cloudy elsewhere. Light to moderate SW winds. day. Light to moderate SW winds.

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Currently at Hervey Bay Ap

Temperature		14.7°C
Dew Point		14.3°C
Feels Like		14.1°C
Relative Humidity		97%
Wind		SSW 11km/h
Wind Gusts		17km/h
Pressure		1009.4hPa
Fire Danger		0.9
Rain since 9am/last hr		5.4mm / -

Sunrise		06:19 EST
Sunset		17:08 EST

Nearby Now

Maryborough	14.3°C
Bundaberg Ap	13.9°C
Double Is Pt	15.0°C

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Next 12 hours in Hervey Bay

48-hour forecast »

3am

Rain

15°C

6am

Mostly cloudy

13°C

9am

Mostly cloudy

18°C

12pm

Mostly clear

22°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 May 23		Fri May 24		Sat May 25		Sun May 26		Mon May 27		Tue May 28		Wed May 29
Summary	Rain clearing		Mostly sunny		Mostly sunny		Mostly sunny		Clearing shower		Rain		Rain
Maximum	23°C		22°C		23°C		24°C		24°C		24°C		24°C
Minimum	16°C		16°C		14°C		17°C		18°C		18°C		18°C
Chance of Rain	50%		30%		20%		30%		60%		90%		90%
Rain Amount	< 1mm		< 1mm		1-5mm		1-5mm		< 1mm		1-5mm		1-5mm
UV Index	Moderate		Moderate		Moderate		Moderate		Moderate
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	13 km/h	20 km/h	19 km/h	29 km/h	33 km/h	29 km/h	26 km/h	26 km/h	26 km/h	27 km/h	25 km/h
Wind Direction	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Relative Humidity	64%	56%	58%	54%	65%	62%	60%	64%	62%	63%	65%	63%
Dew Point	13°C	13°C	11°C	10°C	14°C	14°C	13°C	14°C	14°C	14°C	14°C	14°C

Sandy Cape Sun & Moon Times

Thursday					Next Occurrence
First Light	Sunrise	Sunset	Last Light	Moon Phase	moon set	moon rise	full moon	last quarter	new moon	first quarter
05:55 EST	06:19 EST	17:08 EST	17:32 EST		Thu 03:50 EST	Thu 15:28 EST	Sat May 25	Sat Jun 1	Sun Jun 9	Mon Jun 17

Sandy Cape Past 5 Days

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	Minimum	Maximum	Rainfall
Wed May 22	16.3°C	21°C	0.0mm
Tue May 21	14.0°C	20.9°C	0.0mm
Mon May 20	13.1°C	20.2°C	0.0mm
Sun May 19	14.7°C	20.5°C	0.0mm
Sat May 18	15.5°C	22.2°C	0.0mm

Sandy Cape Year To Date

average rainfall to May

724.9mm

75.3 day(s)

total for 2013

1102.3mm

76 day(s)

total to this day 2012

750.0mm

43 day(s)

wettest day

121.8mm

Feb 25

lowest temperature

13.1°C

May 20

highest temperature

33.8°C

Jan 30

Sandy Cape Almanac

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May minimum temperature

lowest this month

13.1°C

20th

lowest on record

9.6°C

31st 2000

average this month

17.1°C

-0.6°C

long-term average

17.7°C

May maximum temperature

highest this month

27.7°C

1st

highest on record

28.7°C

4th 1973

average this month

23.4°C

-0.8°C

long-term average

24.2°C

May rainfall

wettest this month

37.4mm

3rd

total this month

134.2mm

11 day(s)

long-term average

118.3mm

15.3 day(s)

wettest on record

420.3mm

1926

driest on record

9.4mm

1923