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  2. Mackay Local Weather

    21.14°S, 149.19°E
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    Now in Mackay

    Updated at 14:00 EST

    PAST 24 HOURS

    26.0 °C

    Feels like 24.8 °C
    Dew Point
    18.7 °C
    Gusts
    28km/h
    Relative Humidity
    64%
    Pressure
    1011.7hPa
    Wind
    E 22km/h
    Rainfall
    0.0mm

    Mackay Airport

    Mackay

    Mackay Racecourse

    Hamilton Island

    Mackay Thursday Forecast

    Sunny
    Sunny
    17 °C
    28 °C
    20%
    < 1mm
    Mackay for Thursday
    Sunny. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon. 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: Sunny. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.

    Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Summary Sunny Mostly sunny Sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
    Minimum 17° 18° 18° 19° 19° 19° 20°
    Maximum 28° 28° 28° 29° 29° 28° 28°
    Chance of rain 20% 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% 50%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    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 13
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		7
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		3
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		4
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		6
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		8
    (km/h)
    Wind direction S SE SSW ESE SW E W NE SW ESE SSW ESE S ESE
    Relative humidity 74% 66% 79% 70% 80% 68% 78% 66% 72% 62% 75% 69% 75% 68%
    Dew point 18°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 21°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    5:55am EST 6:18am EST 5:45pm EST 6:08pm EST 2:15am EST 3:07pm EST Waning crescent New moon Apr 28 First quarter May 04 Full moon May 13 Last quarter May 20

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  11. Mackay Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Apr 20     		20.9 °C 26.5 °C
    4.2 mm
    Monday
    Apr 21     		21.6 °C 28.6 °C
    0.0 mm
    Tuesday
    Apr 22     		18.9 °C -
    0.2 mm
    Wednesday
    Apr 23     		14.6 °C 27.3 °C
    -
    Thursday
    Apr 24     		13.9 °C 27.1 °C
    0.0 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 31.8° 03/04/2025 Coldest this month 14.6° 23/04/2025
    Hottest on record 32.9 19/04/1951 Coldest on record 7.8 30/04/1952
    Hottest this year 35.1° 23/01/2025 Coldest this year 14.6° 23/04/2025
    Long term average 27.7° Long term average 19.6°
    Average this month 28.5° Average this month 20.9°
    Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.0° 2016 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 16.3° 2008
    Mackay rainfall history (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 16.8mm 02/04/2025 Total This Month 92.0mm
    15.0 days
    Long Term Average 161.3mm 15.0 days Wettest April on record 842.2mm 1958
    Driest on record 10.2mm 2008

  13. Mackay Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Apr 1051.3mm 66.6 day(s)
    Total For 2025 1368.8mm 76.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 892.2mm 82.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 172.6mm Feb 4
    Lowest Temperature 14.6°C Apr23
    Highest Temperature 35.1°C Jan23

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