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  2. Mackay Local Weather

    21.14°S, 149.19°E
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    Now in Mackay

    Updated at 08:20 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.1 °C

    Feels like 28.8 °C
    Dew Point
    24.1 °C
    Gusts
    20km/h
    Relative Humidity
    89%
    Pressure
    1015.2hPa
    Wind
    S 17km/h
    Rainfall
    5.0mm

    Mackay Airport

    Mackay

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    Hamilton Island

    Mackay Friday Forecast

    Clearing shower
    Clearing shower
    23 °C
    30 °C
    70%
    1-5mm
    Mackay for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N from late this morning. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
    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 late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N from late this morning. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.

    Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Clearing shower Possible shower Showers easing Possible shower Showers Possible thunderstorm Heavy showers
    Minimum 23° 23° 23° 23° 23° 22° 22°
    Maximum 30° 30° 30° 29° 29° 28° 28°
    Chance of rain 70% 70% 70% 50% 80% 90% 90%
    Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 20-40mm 20-40mm
    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 16
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		17
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		21
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		20
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)
    Wind direction SSE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SE
    Relative humidity 93% 80% 85% 82% 83% 76% 77% 75% 81% 78% 89% 88% 91% 86%
    Dew point 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 25°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
    5:45am EST 6:07am EST 6:14pm EST 6:36pm EST 10:34pm EST 11:44am EST Waning gibbous Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 Full moon Apr 13

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  11. Mackay Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    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
    Wednesday
    Mar 19     		22.4 °C 28.6 °C
    12.8 mm
    Thursday
    Mar 20     		23.0 °C 28.0 °C
    0.8 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 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 31.1° 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 163.0mm
    11.0 days
    Long Term Average 248.4mm 17.0 days Wettest March on record 886.7mm 1955
    Driest on record 5.2mm 1997

  13. Mackay Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Mar 879.1mm 51.3 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1142.0mm 51.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 731.4mm 56.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 172.6mm Feb 4
    Lowest Temperature 19.4°C Mar 1
    Highest Temperature 35.1°C Jan23

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