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Mackay Forecast

Today 31°C
Tonight 24°C
possible_thunderstorm

Now

28.8°C falling
Updated at 15:20 EST

Central Coast for Tuesday Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, mainly inland, with locally heavy falls possible. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.

Currently at Mackay Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 28.8°C falling
Dew Point 24.8°C rising
Feels Like 34.0°C
Relative Humidity 79%
Wind icon
ENE 24km/h rising
Wind Gusts 28km/h
Pressure 1006.2hPa steady
Fire Danger 3.8
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.2mm / -

Sun on Tue

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Sunrise sunrise
05:59 EST
Sunset sunset
18:33 EST

Nearby Now

Hamilton Island Ap 25.7°C
Proserpine Ap 27.2°C

Fire Danger Rating

MODERATE

Next 12 hours in Mackay

48-hour forecast

6pm

Chance shower or storm
28°C

9pm

Chance shower or storm
27°C

12am

Mostly clear
27°C

3am

Chance shower or storm
26°C

Central Coast Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Mackay 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Tue
Feb 27
Wed
Feb 28
Thu
Mar 1
Fri
Mar 2
Sat
Mar 3
Sun
Mar 4
Mon
Mar 5

Possible thunderstorm

Showers

Possible shower

Possible shower

Late shower

Clearing shower

Mostly sunny
Maximum 31°C 31°C 31°C 32°C 32°C 31°C 32°C
Minimum 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 22°C
Chance of Rain 90% 80% 70% 50% 50% 60% 70%
Rain Amount 10-20mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
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 8
km/h
10
km/h
14
km/h
12
km/h
9
km/h
9
km/h
9
km/h
14
km/h
13
km/h
14
km/h
13
km/h
15
km/h
15
km/h
16
km/h
Wind Direction E 8km/h
E
E 10km/h
E
E 14km/h
E
ENE 12km/h
ENE
ESE 9km/h
ESE
E 9km/h
E
SE 9km/h
SE
ESE 14km/h
ESE
SE 13km/h
SE
ESE 14km/h
ESE
ESE 13km/h
ESE
ESE 15km/h
ESE
ESE 15km/h
ESE
ESE 16km/h
ESE
Relative Humidity 95% 96% 98% 97% 97% 94% 95% 88% 90% 87% 91% 86% 89% 83%
Dew Point 28°C 30°C 28°C 30°C 28°C 29°C 28°C 29°C 26°C 29°C 26°C 28°C 25°C 28°C

Mackay Sun & Moon Times

Tuesday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
first light
05:37 EST
sunrise
05:59 EST
sunset
18:33 EST
last light
18:55 EST
moon
rise
Tue 16:19 EST
set
Wed 03:46 EST
moon
Fri
Mar 2
moon
Fri
Mar 9
moon
Sun
Mar 18
moon
Sun
Mar 25

Mackay Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Tue
Feb 27
25°C 31°C 0.0mm
Mon
Feb 26
23.9°C 31°C 18.8mm
Sun
Feb 25
23.3°C 31.2°C 23.4mm
Sat
Feb 24
23.0°C 30.8°C 12.0mm
Fri
Feb 23
23.0°C 27.3°C 46.2mm

Mackay Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Feb
676.1mm
33.9 Day(s)
Total For 2018
281.2mm
25 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2017
736.6mm
34 Day(s)
Wettest Day
64.2mm
Feb 4
Lowest Temperature
18.2°C
Jan 20
Highest Temperature
36.3°C
Jan 3

Mackay Ap Almanac

full climatology
February Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
18.6°C
11th
Lowest On Record
18.0°C
16th 1996
Average This Month
22.9°C
-0.3°C
Long-term Average
23.2°C
February Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
35.5°C
15th
Highest On Record
37.3°C
23rd 1956
Average This Month
31.6°C
+1.5°C
Long-term Average
30.1°C
February Rainfall
Wettest This Month
64.2mm
4th
Total This Month
244.6mm
13 Day(s)
Long-term Average
355.1mm
17.5 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
1287.8mm
1958
Driest On Record
65.2mm
1998
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