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  2. Mackay West Local Weather

    21.15°S, 149.16°E
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    Now in Mackay West

    Updated at 09:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    23.6 °C

    Feels like 26.6 °C
    Dew Point
    18.5 °C
    Gusts
    0km/h
    Relative Humidity
    73%
    Pressure
     
    Wind
    N 0km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Mackay West Wednesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    18 °C
    26 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Mackay West for Wednesday
    The chance of fog early this morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming N 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 31.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. Mackay West 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: The chance of fog early this morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming N 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 31.

    Forecast for Mackay West (21.1522°S, 149.159°E, 8m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Showers easing Clearing shower Mostly sunny
    Minimum 18° 18° 18° 16° 19° 19° 18°
    Maximum 26° 27° 23° 23° 23° 23° 24°
    Chance of rain 10% 10% 10% 70% 70% 40% 30%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very 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 10
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		24
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		22
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)
    Wind direction N NE WSW E SSE ESE SE ESE SE ESE SE SE SE ESE
    Relative humidity 64% 56% 60% 56% 45% 49% 62% 56% 70% 62% 62% 58% 66% 60%
    Dew point 17°C 16°C 16°C 16°C 10°C 12°C 15°C 14°C 16°C 15°C 15°C 15°C 16°C 16°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Mackay West (21.1522°S, 149.159°E, 8m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    5:43am EST 6:05am EST 5:56pm EST 6:19pm EST 8:29pm EST 7:29am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07

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  11. Mackay West Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    Sep 06     		17.4 °C 25.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Sep 07     		20.6 °C 24.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Sep 08     		19.3 °C 24.8 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Sep 09     		17.0 °C 25.8 °C
    0.8 mm
    Wednesday
    Sep 10     		14.4 °C -
    0.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    Mackay West minimum temp history (21.1522°S, 149.159°E, 8m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 26.3° 06/09/2025 Coldest this month 12.3° 03/09/2025
    Hottest on record 35.4 15/09/2003 Coldest on record 4.7 12/09/1952
    Hottest this year 35.1° 23/01/2025 Coldest this year 4.3° 15/06/2025
    Long term average 26.1° Long term average 14.9°
    Average this month 25.6° Average this month 16.9°
    Hottest September On Record Avg. max. temp. 28.8° 2013 Coldest September on record Avg. min. temp. 10.8° 1996
    Mackay West rainfall history (21.1522°S, 149.159°E, 8m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 4.4mm 05/09/2025 Total This Month 10.0mm
    3.0 days
    Long Term Average 23.1mm 5.5 days Wettest September on record 289.2mm 2010
    Driest on record 0.0mm 2019

  13. Mackay West Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Sep 1286.2mm 109.1 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1580.0mm 121.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1119.0mm 137.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 172.6mm Feb 4
    Lowest Temperature 4.3°C Jun15
    Highest Temperature 35.1°C Jan23

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