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  2. Mackay Local Weather

    21.14°S, 149.19°E
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    Now in Mackay

    Updated at 04:40 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    21.0 °C

    Feels like 23.4 °C
    Dew Point
    20.3 °C
    Gusts
    13km/h
    Relative Humidity
    96%
    Pressure
    1012.6hPa
    Wind
    W 7km/h
    Rainfall
    10.6mm

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    Mackay

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    Mackay Thursday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    21 °C
    32 °C
    50%
    < 1mm
    Mackay for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming W/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then turning N/NE during the morning and early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 35.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Mackay 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming W/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then turning N/NE during the morning and early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 35.

    Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Possible thunderstorm
    Minimum 21° 23° 23° 23° 23° 22° 22°
    Maximum 32° 32° 32° 33° 32° 33° 31°
    Chance of rain 50% 30% 10% 10% 50% 50% 60%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    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 9
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)
    Wind direction N NNE NNE NE NNE NE NNE NE N NNE N NNE N NE
    Relative humidity 73% 72% 75% 73% 74% 70% 70% 68% 70% 67% 70% 69% 70% 68%
    Dew point 22°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 22°C 23°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
    4:59am EST 5:22am EST 6:12pm EST 6:35pm EST 11:56am EST 12:41am EST 1st quarter First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20

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  11. Mackay Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    Oct 25     		21.8 °C 33.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Oct 26     		23.3 °C 33.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Oct 27     		26.0 °C 34.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Oct 28     		22.6 °C 32.6 °C
    4.6 mm
    Wednesday
    Oct 29     		22.3 °C 35.1 °C
    0.2 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Mackay minimum temp history (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 35.1° 29/10/2025 Coldest this month 12.8° 04/10/2025
    Hottest on record 38.5 11/10/1955 Coldest on record 9.5 13/10/1952
    Hottest this year 35.1° 29/10/2025 Coldest this year 4.3° 15/06/2025
    Long term average 28.5° Long term average 18.3°
    Average this month 30.3° Average this month 19.6°
    Hottest October On Record Avg. max. temp. 30.5° 2005 Coldest October on record Avg. min. temp. 16.4° 2014
    Mackay rainfall history (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 4.6mm 28/10/2025 Total This Month 5.0mm
    3.0 days
    Long Term Average 35.6mm 6.2 days Wettest October on record 201.4mm 1954
    Driest on record 0.4mm 1999

  13. Mackay Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Oct 1321.2mm 115.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1592.4mm 128.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1139.0mm 144.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 172.6mm Feb 4
    Lowest Temperature 4.3°C Jun15
    Highest Temperature 35.1°C Oct29

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