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  1. Mackay Local Weather

    21.14°S, 149.19°E

    Now in Mackay

    Updated at 23:00 EST

    26.5 °C

    Feels like 24.8 °C
    Dew Point
    20.3 °C
    Gusts
    37km/h
    Relative Humidity
    68%
    Pressure
    1015.4hPa
    Wind
    E 28km/h
    Rainfall
    1.6mm

    Mackay Wednesday Forecast

    Rain
    Rain
    22 °C
    28 °C
    70%
    10-20mm
    Mackay for Wednesday
    Cloudy. High chance of rain. Rain and showers heavy at times. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N. Winds E 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
    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: Cloudy. High chance of rain. Rain and showers heavy at times. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N. Winds E 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

    Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Rain Possible shower Possible shower Clearing shower Possible shower Possible shower Showers
    Minimum 22° 22° 23° 23° 23° 23° 23°
    Maximum 28° 29° 29° 30° 29° 29° 29°
    Chance of rain 70% 60% 60% 70% 70% 90% 90%
    Likely amount 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    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 20
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    19
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    14
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    14
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    14
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    15
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    16
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    17
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    17
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    17
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    18
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    19
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    18
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    19
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    Wind direction ESE ESE SE SE SSE SE SE ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE
    Relative humidity 84% 83% 83% 83% 88% 80% 84% 79% 77% 76% 78% 74% 84% 77%
    Dew point 23°C 24°C 23°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 24°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
    5:44am EST 6:06am EST 6:16pm EST 6:38pm EST 9:03pm EST 9:55am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 Full moon Apr 13
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  10. Mackay Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Mar 14
    22.5 °C 28.9 °C
    32.0 mm
    Saturday
    Mar 15
    22.6 °C 29.2 °C
    11.2 mm
    Sunday
    Mar 16
    22.9 °C 28.3 °C
    25.0 mm
    Monday
    Mar 17
    23.4 °C 28.2 °C
    31.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Mar 18
    23.1 °C 29.7 °C
    31.0 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 35.1° 03/03/2025 Coldest this month 19.4° 01/03/2025
    Hottest on record 34.1 23/03/2005 Coldest on record 14.2 31/03/1953
    Hottest this year 35.1° 23/01/2025 Coldest this year 19.4° 01/03/2025
    Long term average 29.5° Long term average 22.1°
    Average this month 31.4° Average this month 22.8°
    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 32.0mm 14/03/2025 Total This Month 149.4mm
    9.0 days
    Long Term Average 248.4mm 17.0 days Wettest March on record 886.7mm 1955
    Driest on record 5.2mm 1997
  12. Mackay Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Mar 879.1mm 51.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1128.4mm 49.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 731.0mm 55.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 172.6mm Feb 4
    Lowest Temperature 19.4°C Mar 1
    Highest Temperature 35.1°C Jan23