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  2. Parkes Local Weather

    33.14°S, 148.17°E
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    Now in Parkes

    Updated at 14:10 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    21.5 °C

    Feels like 19.7 °C
    Dew Point
    11.2 °C
    Gusts
    15km/h
    Relative Humidity
    52%
    Pressure
    1016.6hPa
    Wind
    SW 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Parkes Tuesday Forecast

    Fog then sunny
    Fog then sunny
    10 °C
    22 °C
    40%
    1-5mm
    Parkes for Tuesday
    Partly cloudy. The chance of fog on the slopes early this morning. Medium chance of showers on the S slopes, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming SW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 20s.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Parkes 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog on the slopes early this morning. Medium chance of showers on the S slopes, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming SW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 20s.

    Forecast for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
      Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
    Summary Fog then sunny Possible thunderstorm Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 10° 8° 6° 5° 5° 7° 9°
    Maximum 22° 21° 20° 21° 23° 24° 24°
    Chance of rain 40% 80% 5% 5% 20% 10% 10%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Slight Slight Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 0
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SW WSW SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SSE ESE ESE ENE ENE NE N
    Relative humidity 88% 51% 76% 60% 63% 44% 64% 36% 64% 39% 63% 41% 65% 42%
    Dew point 12°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 7°C 6°C 7°C 5°C 9°C 8°C 11°C 9°C 12°C 10°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    6:13am EST 6:39am EST 5:30pm EST 5:56pm EST 8:09am EST 6:18pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27

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  11. Parkes Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Apr 25     		14.4 °C 27.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Apr 26     		13.4 °C 20.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Apr 27     		15.0 °C 18.6 °C
    41.4 mm
    Monday
    Apr 28     		9.7 °C 23.8 °C
    6.2 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 29     		9.8 °C 22.1 °C
    0.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Parkes minimum temp history (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 30.9° 20/04/2025 Coldest this month 2.7° 06/04/2025
    Hottest on record 34.5 06/04/2016 Coldest on record -3.0 22/04/2006
    Hottest this year 41.4° 28/01/2025 Coldest this year 2.7° 06/04/2025
    Long term average 24.1° Long term average 9.5°
    Average this month 26.3° Average this month 9.8°
    Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 28.5° 2005 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 5.6° 2006
    Parkes rainfall history (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 41.4mm 27/04/2025 Total This Month 48.2mm
    3.0 days
    Long Term Average 36.6mm 5.2 days Wettest April on record 135.2mm 1974
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2019

  13. Parkes Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Apr 212.7mm 24.1 day(s)
    Total For 2025 178.4mm 22.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 242.8mm 22.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 41.4mm Apr27
    Lowest Temperature 2.7°C Apr 6
    Highest Temperature 41.4°C Jan28

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