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  1. Mackay Local Weather

    21.14°S, 149.19°E

    Now in Mackay

    Updated at 05:20 EST

    26.2 °C

    Feels like 26.9 °C
    Dew Point
    21.8 °C
    Gusts
    24km/h
    Relative Humidity
    77%
    Pressure
    1016.6hPa
    Wind
    E 20km/h
    Rainfall
    1.4mm

    Mackay Friday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    24 °C
    29 °C
    40%
    < 1mm
    Mackay for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the late morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating

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  3. Mackay 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the late morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.

    Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Possible shower Mostly sunny Showers Possible shower Showers easing Showers Showers
    Minimum 24° 23° 22° 22° 22° 22° 22°
    Maximum 29° 29° 28° 29° 29° 29° 30°
    Chance of rain 40% 70% 80% 70% 70% 80% 90%
    Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme High High High
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate 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 22
    (km/h)
    26
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    16
    (km/h)
    14
    (km/h)
    12
    (km/h)
    12
    (km/h)
    9
    (km/h)
    11
    (km/h)
    10
    (km/h)
    12
    (km/h)
    Wind direction ESE ESE ESE SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 74% 70% 66% 65% 78% 76% 78% 72% 78% 75% 77% 73% 78% 73%
    Dew point 23°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 24°C
  6. 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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    5:48am EST 6:10am EST 6:06pm EST 6:28pm EST 8:25pm EST 9:12am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Apr 02 New moon Apr 09 First quarter Apr 16 Full moon Apr 24
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  10. Mackay Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Mar 24
    21.7 °C 29.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Mar 25
    23.6 °C 28.0 °C
    0.8 mm
    Tuesday
    Mar 26
    23.0 °C 29.7 °C
    2.2 mm
    Wednesday
    Mar 27
    23.4 °C 30.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Mar 28
    23.8 °C 30.6 °C
    8.4 mm
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  11. Almanac


    Mackay minimum temp history (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 31.4° 03/03/2024 Coldest this month 21.7° 24/03/2024
    Hottest on record 34.1 23/03/2005 Coldest on record 14.2 31/03/1953
    Hottest this year 34.4° 29/01/2024 Coldest this year 21.1° 01/01/2024
    Long term average 29.4° Long term average 22.1°
    Average this month 29.9° Average this month 23.4°
    Hottest March On Record Avg. max. temp. 31.2° 2015 Coldest March on record Avg. min. temp. 20.8° 2002
    Mackay rainfall history (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 38.2mm 11/03/2024 Total This Month 122.4mm
    20.0 days
    Long Term Average 251.6mm 16.9 days Wettest March on record 886.7mm 1955
    Driest on record 5.2mm 1997
  12. Mackay Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Mar 882.8mm 51.2 day(s)
    Total For 2024 754.6mm 62.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 915.6mm 47.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 73.0mm Feb16
    Lowest Temperature 21.1°C Jan 1
    Highest Temperature 34.4°C Jan29