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  2. Mackay Local Weather

    21.14°S, 149.19°E
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    Now in Mackay

    Updated at 04:50 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    21.5 °C

    Feels like 23.4 °C
    Dew Point
    20.8 °C
    Gusts
    13km/h
    Relative Humidity
    96%
    Pressure
    1011.4hPa
    Wind
    SW 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Mackay Wednesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    23 °C
    31 °C
    10%
    < 1mm
    Mackay for Wednesday
    Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35.
    Fire Danger
    No Rating
    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. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35.

    Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible shower Possible thunderstorm Clearing shower Possible shower
    Minimum 23° 22° 23° 23° 23° 23° 24°
    Maximum 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° 33°
    Chance of rain 10% 10% 40% 60% 60% 40% 50%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    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 15
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)
    Wind direction ESE ESE E E NE ENE NNE NE NNE NE N NNE N NNE
    Relative humidity 65% 61% 70% 65% 73% 69% 75% 72% 79% 76% 80% 75% 80% 75%
    Dew point 21°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 27°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:05am EST 5:29am EST 6:50pm EST 7:15pm EST 1:15pm EST 12:05am EST Waxing gibbous Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 New moon Jan 29 First quarter Feb 05

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  11. Mackay Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Jan 03     		22.1 °C 29.6 °C
    62.0 mm
    Saturday
    Jan 04     		22.7 °C 28.6 °C
    36.6 mm
    Sunday
    Jan 05     		24.2 °C 29.6 °C
    7.8 mm
    Monday
    Jan 06     		24.1 °C 30.1 °C
    9.6 mm
    Tuesday
    Jan 07     		20.9 °C 30.1 °C
    0.2 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 31.3° 01/01/2025 Coldest this month 20.9° 07/01/2025
    Hottest on record 36.9 28/01/2013 Coldest on record 16.5 02/01/2005
    Hottest this year 31.3° 01/01/2025 Coldest this year 20.9° 07/01/2025
    Long term average 30.5° Long term average 23.2°
    Average this month 30.0° Average this month 22.8°
    Hottest January On Record Avg. max. temp. 32.2° 2015 Coldest January on record Avg. min. temp. 21.5° 1955
    Mackay rainfall history (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 62.0mm 03/01/2025 Total This Month 121.6mm
    6.0 days
    Long Term Average 302.7mm 16.4 days Wettest January on record 1193.9mm 1951
    Driest on record 36.6mm 2018

  13. Mackay Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Jan 302.7mm 16.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 121.6mm 6.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 33.8mm 3.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 62.0mm Jan 3
    Lowest Temperature 20.9°C Jan 7
    Highest Temperature 31.3°C Jan 1

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