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  2. Machans Beach Local Weather

    16.85°S, 145.75°E
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    Now in Machans Beach

    Updated at 14:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    28.4 °C

    Feels like 28.0 °C
    Dew Point
    19.6 °C
    Gusts
    28km/h
    Relative Humidity
    59%
    Pressure
    1012.0hPa
    Wind
    SE 20km/h
    Rainfall
    0.2mm

    Cairns

    Cairns Racecourse

    Low Isles

    Mareeba

    Machans Beach Wednesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    22 °C
    29 °C
    5%
    < 1mm
    Machans Beach for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 29.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Machans Beach 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 29.

    Forecast for Machans Beach (16.8521°S, 145.7458°E, 0m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 22° 20° 20° 21° 21° 22° 21°
    Maximum 29° 29° 30° 30° 30° 28° 27°
    Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 10% 20% 20% 20%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High High High High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - -
    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 19
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		25
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE S SE S ESE S SE S SE SSE SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 82% 64% 76% 64% 78% 67% 79% 69% 77% 64% 72% 60% 70% 62%
    Dew point 22°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 18°C 18°C 18°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Machans Beach (16.8521°S, 145.7458°E, 0m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    6:10am EST 6:33am EST 5:54pm EST 6:16pm EST 6:52pm EST 7:38am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27 First quarter Jun 03 Full moon Jun 11

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  11. Machans Beach Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    May 10     		20.9 °C 27.5 °C
    4.2 mm
    Sunday
    May 11     		21.7 °C 27.4 °C
    15.8 mm
    Monday
    May 12     		22.3 °C 27.4 °C
    5.4 mm
    Tuesday
    May 13     		22.1 °C 28.2 °C
    5.2 mm
    Wednesday
    May 14     		21.9 °C 28.9 °C
    11.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Machans Beach minimum temp history (16.8521°S, 145.7458°E, 0m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 30.9° 01/05/2025 Coldest this month 20.9° 10/05/2025
    Hottest on record 31.3 29/05/1958 Coldest on record 10.1 26/05/1953
    Hottest this year 36.7° 18/01/2025 Coldest this year 19.7° 29/04/2025
    Long term average 27.7° Long term average 20.0°
    Average this month 28.4° Average this month 22.2°
    Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.3° 2016 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 16.8° 2001
    Machans Beach rainfall history (16.8521°S, 145.7458°E, 0m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 35.8mm 03/05/2025 Total This Month 116.8mm
    12.0 days
    Long Term Average 91.7mm 13.8 days Wettest May on record 322.3mm 1964
    Driest on record 3.2mm 2001

  13. Machans Beach Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To May 1558.7mm 88.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1764.6mm 85.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1938.8mm 95.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 180.0mm Feb 5
    Lowest Temperature 19.7°C Apr29
    Highest Temperature 36.7°C Jan18

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