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  2. Parkes Local Weather

    33.14°S, 148.17°E
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    Now in Parkes

    Updated at 03:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    13.1 °C

    Feels like 11.2 °C
    Dew Point
    10.8 °C
    Gusts
    13km/h
    Relative Humidity
    86%
    Pressure
    1018.2hPa
    Wind
    S 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Parkes Wednesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    13 °C
    27 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Parkes for Wednesday
    Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the N slopes, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h turning E 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 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: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the N slopes, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h turning E 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

    Forecast for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Cloud increasing Rain Possible shower Fog then sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 13° 12° 12° 14° 11° 7° 6°
    Maximum 27° 27° 27° 21° 21° 20° 20°
    Chance of rain 10% 10% 80% 90% 60% 5% 10%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index High Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
    Fire Danger Rating 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 18
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SE E ENE ENE NE NNE NNE W SW SW SW SW SSW SW
    Relative humidity 61% 37% 60% 32% 57% 37% 85% 72% 85% 58% 72% 48% 66% 43%
    Dew point 14°C 10°C 13°C 8°C 12°C 10°C 16°C 15°C 13°C 12°C 10°C 8°C 8°C 6°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    6:09am EST 6:34am EST 5:36pm EST 6:02pm EST 12:59am EST 2:47pm EST Waning crescent New moon Apr 28 First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20

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  11. Parkes Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Apr 18     		6.3 °C 27.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Apr 19     		7.2 °C 29.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Apr 20     		10.6 °C 30.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Apr 21     		9.9 °C 20.7 °C
    0.6 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 22     		6.4 °C 24.5 °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 26.9° Average this month 9.2°
    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 0.6mm 21/04/2025 Total This Month 0.6mm
    1.0 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 213.2mm 24.1 day(s)
    Total For 2025 130.8mm 20.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 242.8mm 22.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 38.0mm Feb11
    Lowest Temperature 2.7°C Apr 6
    Highest Temperature 41.4°C Jan28

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