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  2. McArthur River Local Weather

    16.44°S, 136.08°E
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    Now in McArthur River

    Updated at 21:40 CST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    28.7 °C

    Feels like 32.0 °C
    Dew Point
    23.4 °C
    Gusts
    15km/h
    Relative Humidity
    73%
    Pressure
    1009.4hPa
    Wind
    NE 11km/h
    Rainfall
    0.8mm

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    McArthur River Wednesday Forecast

    Mostly sunny
    Mostly sunny
    25 °C
    38 °C
    30%
    < 1mm
    McArthur River for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. A thunderstorm likely. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate
    DAM LEVELS

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  4. McArthur River 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE

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  6. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. A thunderstorm likely. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.

    Forecast for McArthur River (16.4444°S, 136.0754°E, 41m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible shower Possible thunderstorm Possible thunderstorm
    Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 26°
    Maximum 38° 39° 39° 39° 39° 38° 38°
    Chance of rain 30% 20% 20% 40% 70% 90% 80%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    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 7
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NE ENE NW ENE NNW NE NNW NE WNW ENE W SSE WNW E
    Relative humidity 67% 38% 57% 33% 61% 31% 60% 31% 61% 32% 63% 39% 59% 44%
    Dew point 25°C 22°C 23°C 20°C 24°C 20°C 24°C 19°C 24°C 20°C 24°C 22°C 24°C 23°C

  7. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for McArthur River (16.4444°S, 136.0754°E, 41m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter
    5:22am CST 5:46am CST 6:51pm CST 7:15pm CST 11:45pm CST 10:50am CST Waning gibbous Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28

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    There is no current data for McArthur River

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  11. McArthur River Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Friday
    Dec 05     		24.7 °C 38.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Dec 06     		24.2 °C 38.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Dec 07     		25.4 °C 39.3 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Dec 08     		23.8 °C 37.9 °C
    10.6 mm
    Tuesday
    Dec 09     		25.3 °C 38.6 °C
    0.0 mm
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  12. Almanac

    McArthur River minimum temp history (16.4444°S, 136.0754°E, 41m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 40.5° 03/12/2025 Coldest this month 19.5° 02/12/2025
    Hottest on record 46.0 31/12/1990 Coldest on record 16.5 01/12/1993
    Hottest this year 42.7° 20/01/2025 Coldest this year 4.6° 21/07/2025
    Long term average 37.9° Long term average 25.2°
    Average this month 38.4° Average this month 23.7°
    Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 40.6° 1990 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 22.9° 1975
    McArthur River rainfall history (16.4444°S, 136.0754°E, 41m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 10.6mm 08/12/2025 Total This Month 15.2mm
    2.0 days
    Long Term Average 129.4mm 10.1 days Wettest December on record 435.2mm 2000
    Driest on record 8.8mm 2019

  13. McArthur River Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 785.3mm 63.4 day(s)
    Total For 2025 473.6mm 58.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 1080.6mm 75.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 58.4mm Oct29
    Lowest Temperature 4.6°C Jul21
    Highest Temperature 42.7°C Jan20

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