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  2. Mackay Local Weather

    21.14°S, 149.19°E
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    Now in Mackay

    Updated at 09:30 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.3 °C

    Feels like 26.2 °C
    Dew Point
    20.4 °C
    Gusts
    28km/h
    Relative Humidity
    70%
    Pressure
    1017.6hPa
    Wind
    SE 20km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Mackay

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    Mackay Thursday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    19 °C
    27 °C
    60%
    1-5mm
    Mackay for Thursday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers along the coastal fringe, slight chance elsewhere. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
    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 along the coastal fringe, slight chance elsewhere. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.

    Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Possible shower Possible shower Windy with showers Windy with showers Possible shower Possible shower Showers
    Minimum 19° 21° 19° 21° 20° 19° 19°
    Maximum 27° 26° 26° 26° 27° 27° 27°
    Chance of rain 60% 80% 90% 90% 70% 90% 90%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High High Very High High High
    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 19
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)     		32
    (km/h)     		30
    (km/h)     		29
    (km/h)     		26
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		23
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SE ESE SE SE SSE SSE S SSE SSE SSE
    Relative humidity 80% 74% 76% 72% 79% 79% 78% 73% 82% 73% 85% 74% 84% 74%
    Dew point 22°C 22°C 20°C 19°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°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
    5:57am EST 6:20am EST 5:40pm EST 6:03pm EST 9:55am EST 8:45pm EST Waxing crescent First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27

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  11. Mackay Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Apr 27     		17.4 °C 30.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Apr 28     		17.6 °C 29.2 °C
    -
    Tuesday
    Apr 29     		14.8 °C 28.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 30     		15.6 °C 28.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    May 01     		18.2 °C 27.2 °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 31.8° 03/04/2025 Coldest this month 13.9° 24/04/2025
    Hottest on record 31.4 27/05/2016 Coldest on record 3.8 23/05/1953
    Hottest this year 35.1° 23/01/2025 Coldest this year 13.9° 24/04/2025
    Long term average 27.7° Long term average 19.6°
    Average this month 28.4° Average this month 19.8°
    Hottest May On Record Avg. max. temp. 27.9° 2016 Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 12.6° 1953
    Mackay rainfall history (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 16.8mm 02/04/2025 Total This Month 92.0mm
    15.0 days
    Long Term Average 161.3mm 15.0 days Wettest May on record 537.3mm 1955
    Driest on record 3.8mm 2019

  13. Mackay Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Apr 1051.3mm 66.6 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1368.8mm 76.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 906.0mm 85.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 172.6mm Feb 4
    Lowest Temperature 13.9°C Apr24
    Highest Temperature 35.1°C Jan23

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