Mapoon Weather
Weipa Forecast
| Tonight | 24°C |
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| Tomorrow | 37°C |
Now
31.7°C
Updated at 18:50 EST
Peninsula for Friday
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the west and south. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm south of Coen in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Currently at Scherger RAAF
24-hour graph| Temperature | 31.7°C |
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| Dew Point | 22.7°C |
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| Feels Like | 35.0°C | ||
| Relative Humidity | 59% | ||
| Wind |
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NW 9km/h |
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| Wind Gusts | 13km/h | ||
| Pressure | 1009.3hPa |
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| Fire Danger | 5.9 | ||
| Rain since 9am/last hr | 0.0mm / - | ||
Sun on Fri
more| Sunrise |  |
05:58 EST |
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| Sunset |  |
18:48 EST |
Nearby Now
| Weipa Ap | 30.9°C |
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| Lockhart River Ap | 28.2°C |
| Coen Ap | 28.6°C |
| Horn Island | 28.7°C |
Fire Danger Rating
| HIGH |
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| Maximum | 36°C | 37°C | 37°C | 35°C | 37°C | 34°C | 33°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 25°C | 24°C | 25°C | 25°C | 25°C | 25°C | 25°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain | 40% | 40% | 20% | 40% | 50% | 90% | 80% | |||||||
| Rain Amount | < 1mm | < 1mm | < 1mm | < 1mm | 1-5mm | 5-10mm | 5-10mm | |||||||
| UV Index | 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 | 17 km/h |
16 km/h |
18 km/h |
12 km/h |
18 km/h |
20 km/h |
20 km/h |
24 km/h |
18 km/h |
16 km/h |
12 km/h |
17 km/h |
12 km/h |
20 km/h |
| Wind Direction |
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NW |
 E |
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E |
 ESE |
ESE |
 ESE |
SE |
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SE |
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ESE |
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| Relative Humidity | 72% | 46% | 63% | 37% | 59% | 32% | 64% | 49% | 65% | 48% | 67% | 56% | 71% | 64% |
| Dew Point | 24°C | 22°C | 22°C | 20°C | 21°C | 18°C | 23°C | 22°C | 23°C | 24°C | 23°C | 24°C | 24°C | 26°C |
Weipa Sun & Moon Times
| Saturday | Next occurrence | |||||||||
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| First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Moon phase | moon set | moon rise | Full moon | Last quarter | New moon | |
 05:35 EST |
05:58 EST |
18:49 EST |
 19:12 EST |
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 Sat 02:18 EST |
 Sat 14:40 EST |
 Thu Dec 12 |
 Thu Dec 19 |
 Thu Dec 26 |
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Scherger RAAF Past 5 Days
this month| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Dec 6 |
23.9°C | 36°C | 13.4mm |
| Thu Dec 5 |
27.3°C | 37.3°C | 0.0mm |
| Wed Dec 4 |
25.9°C | 37.3°C | 0.0mm |
| Tue Dec 3 |
25.0°C | 39.5°C | 6.4mm |
| Mon Dec 2 |
25.4°C | 36.6°C | 0.0mm |
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