Evgeniya Laritskaya writes:

Strong winds everywhere around.

http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/parkes.shtml

Hot. Partly cloudy. Areas of smoke haze. Medium (40%) chance of
showers on the slopes, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. The chance of a
thunderstorm this afternoon and evening. Winds east to northeasterly 25 to 40
km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day
then tending northeast to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Daytime
maximum temperatures 35 to 42.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN60801/IDN60801.94715.shtml

At 2:30 PM Monday the wind at Forbes was 22 km/h gusting to 35 km/h.