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  2. Mackay Local Weather

    21.14°S, 149.19°E
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    Now in Mackay

    Updated at 14:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    32.2 °C

    Feels like 34.1 °C
    Dew Point
    25.3 °C
    Gusts
    28km/h
    Relative Humidity
    67%
    Pressure
    1003.5hPa
    Wind
    N 24km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

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    Mackay

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    Mackay Wednesday Forecast

    Possible shower
    Possible shower
    24 °C
    34 °C
    50%
    1-5mm
    Mackay for Wednesday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming N/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to high 30s.
    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: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming N/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to high 30s.

    Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Summary Possible shower Mostly sunny Possible shower Clearing shower Possible shower Possible thunderstorm Possible shower
    Minimum 24° 24° 25° 24° 23° 24° 24°
    Maximum 34° 34° 34° 33° 33° 32° 32°
    Chance of rain 50% 20% 50% 40% 70% 60% 60%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating 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 6
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		13
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NNW NNE NNW N WNW ENE SSE E SSE ESE ESE E ENE ENE
    Relative humidity 75% 69% 80% 72% 74% 69% 79% 73% 80% 75% 78% 73% 78% 74%
    Dew point 24°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
    5:10am EST 5:34am EST 6:51pm EST 7:15pm EST 8:04pm EST 6:26am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Jan 22 New moon Jan 29 First quarter Feb 05 Full moon Feb 13

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  11. Mackay Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Saturday
    Jan 11     		21.9 °C 32.4 °C
    3.6 mm
    Sunday
    Jan 12     		20.9 °C 33.0 °C
    4.0 mm
    Monday
    Jan 13     		21.4 °C 30.7 °C
    4.4 mm
    Tuesday
    Jan 14     		23.8 °C -
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Jan 15     		21.5 °C 33.1 °C
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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 33.8° 14/01/2025 Coldest this month 20.1° 09/01/2025
    Hottest on record 36.9 28/01/2013 Coldest on record 16.5 02/01/2005
    Hottest this year 33.8° 14/01/2025 Coldest this year 20.1° 09/01/2025
    Long term average 30.5° Long term average 23.2°
    Average this month 31.0° Average this month 22.1°
    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 133.6mm
    9.0 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 133.6mm 9.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 126.4mm 11.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 62.0mm Jan 3
    Lowest Temperature 20.1°C Jan 9
    Highest Temperature 33.8°C Jan14

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