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  2. Mackay Local Weather

    21.14°S, 149.19°E
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    Now in Mackay

    Updated at 04:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    17.6 °C

    Feels like 17.5 °C
    Dew Point
    15.2 °C
    Gusts
    11km/h
    Relative Humidity
    86%
    Pressure
    1015.1hPa
    Wind
    SW 9km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Mackay Airport

    Mackay

    Mackay Racecourse

    Hamilton Island

    Mackay Thursday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    15 °C
    24 °C
    50%
    1-5mm
    Mackay for Thursday
    Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the N, most likely at night. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming S/SW 15 to 20 km/h before dawn then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28.
    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: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the N, most likely at night. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming S/SW 15 to 20 km/h before dawn then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28.

    Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Mostly sunny Rain Mostly sunny Sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 15° 12° 9° 9° 11° 10° 10°
    Maximum 24° 19° 21° 23° 23° 24° 24°
    Chance of rain 50% 90% 5% 5% 20% 30% 20%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index High High High High High High High
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating 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 16
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		18
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSW SE S SSE SW SW SW SSW S SE S ESE S SE
    Relative humidity 62% 60% 74% 84% 60% 39% 62% 46% 70% 67% 81% 68% 78% 71%
    Dew point 12°C 14°C 11°C 13°C 5°C 6°C 7°C 10°C 12°C 15°C 14°C 16°C 14°C 17°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
    6:12am EST 6:35am EST 5:44pm EST 6:07pm EST 10:27am EST 11:26pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter Aug 01 Full moon Aug 09 Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23

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  11. Mackay Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    Jul 26     		17.8 °C 25.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Jul 27     		17.7 °C 23.7 °C
    3.4 mm
    Monday
    Jul 28     		10.0 °C 22.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Jul 29     		8.5 °C 23.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Jul 30     		12.8 °C 27.3 °C
    0.0 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 28.5° 10/07/2025 Coldest this month 5.1° 03/07/2025
    Hottest on record 28.5 15/07/2005 Coldest on record -0.4 22/07/1951
    Hottest this year 35.1° 23/01/2025 Coldest this year 4.3° 15/06/2025
    Long term average 22.7° Long term average 11.5°
    Average this month 23.9° Average this month 12.2°
    Hottest July On Record Avg. max. temp. 23.9° 2016 Coldest July on record Avg. min. temp. 7.5° 2007
    Mackay rainfall history (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 7.4mm 11/07/2025 Total This Month 14.2mm
    6.0 days
    Long Term Average 39.5mm 8.4 days Wettest July on record 266.1mm 1950
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2007

  13. Mackay Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Jul 1232.2mm 97.0 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1558.6mm 110.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1077.0mm 126.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 172.6mm Feb 4
    Lowest Temperature 4.3°C Jun15
    Highest Temperature 35.1°C Jan23

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