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Orchid Beach Weather

24.96°S 153.31°E 13m AMSL

Sandy Cape Forecast

Tonight	23°C
Tomorrow	28°C

Now

24.8°C

Updated at 21:30 EST

Wide Bay & Burnett for Saturday and Sunday Saturday: Scattered showers about the coast tending isolated inland. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds, strong at times near the coast. Sunday: Scattered showers, tending to rain areas north of Hervey Bay. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds, strong at times near the coast.
Monday Scattered showers.

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Currently at Hervey Bay Ap

Temperature		24.8°C
Dew Point		21.6°C
Feels Like		24.8°C
Relative Humidity		82%
Wind		SE 16km/h
Wind Gusts		26km/h
Pressure		1018.3hPa
Fire Danger		2.5 Low
Rain since 9am/last hr		0.2mm / 0.0mm

Sunrise		05:51 EST
Sunset		17:59 EST

Nearby Now

Maryborough	23.9°C
Bundaberg Ap	23.6°C

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Next 12 hours in Hervey Bay

48-hour forecast »

12am

Intermittent rain

24°C

3am

Slight chance shower

24°C

6am

Slight chance shower

24°C

9am

Rain

26°C

Wide Bay & Burnett Weather Warnings

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Qld - Sat 17:23 EST
Hurricane Force Wind Warning within 20nm of TC Ului. Storm Force Wind Warning within 30nm. Gale Warning Cardwell to Burnett Heads.

Qld - Sat 17:00 EST
Severe Weather Warning (Dangerous Surf) for Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts North of Cape Moreton.

Sandy Cape 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary	Sat Mar 20		Sun Mar 21		Mon Mar 22		Tue Mar 23		Wed Mar 24		Thu Mar 25		Fri Mar 26
Summary	Possible shower		Showers		Showers		Showers easing		Showers easing		Thunder- storms		Possible shower
Maximum	29°C		28°C		28°C		28°C		28°C		28°C		28°C
Minimum	22°C		23°C		22°C		22°C		22°C		22°C		21°C
Chance of Rain	70%		60%		50%		50%		80%		80%		80%
Rain Amount	1-5mm		1-5mm		< 1mm		< 1mm		1-5mm		1-5mm		1-5mm
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	46 km/h	47 km/h	46 km/h	39 km/h	28 km/h	32 km/h	32 km/h	32 km/h	33 km/h	40 km/h	38 km/h	34 km/h	36 km/h	35 km/h
Wind Direction	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Relative Humidity	68%	69%	75%	77%	71%	69%	65%	65%	64%	63%	64%	67%	67%	65%
Dew Point	19°C	20°C	21°C	21°C	20°C	18°C	19°C	19°C	18°C	18°C	17°C	18°C	18°C	18°C

Sandy Cape 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
05:28 EST	05:51 EST	17:58 EST	18:21 EST		Sun 10:28 EST	Sun 21:16 EST	Tue Mar 23	Tue Mar 30	Tue Apr 6	Wed Apr 14

Sandy Cape Past 5 Days

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	Minimum	Maximum	Rainfall
Sat Mar 20	22.3°C	27°C	0.0mm
Fri Mar 19	20.8°C	28.5°C	1.4mm
Thu Mar 18	20.6°C	28.0°C	1.6mm
Wed Mar 17	20.5°C	27.5°C	5.6mm
Tue Mar 16	22.2°C	27.8°C	0.0mm

Sandy Cape Year To Date

average rainfall to Mar

482.5mm

44.2 day(s)

total for 2010

709.5mm

45 day(s)

total to this day 2009

605.0mm

43 day(s)

wettest day

120.4mm

Mar 3

lowest temperature

19.8°C

Mar 13

highest temperature

33.2°C

Jan 19

Sandy Cape Almanac

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March minimum temperature

lowest this month

19.8°C

13th

lowest on record

14.6°C

15th 1994

average this month

21.8°C

+0.1°C

long-term average

21.7°C

March maximum temperature

highest this month

30.7°C

1st

highest on record

34.7°C

9th 1995

average this month

27.8°C

-0.7°C

long-term average

28.5°C

March rainfall

wettest this month

120.4mm

3rd

total this month

346.6mm

15 day(s)

long-term average

153.8mm

16.3 day(s)

wettest on record

567.1mm

1898

driest on record

6.8mm

1995

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