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Mt Isa Forecast

Today 41°C
Tonight 25°C
sunny

Now

37.5°C rising
Updated at 12:30 EST

Northwest for Tuesday Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the southeast in the late morning and afternoon. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the morning then becoming S/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 40s.

Currently at Mt Isa

24-hour graph
Temperature 37.5°C rising
Dew Point 2.1°C falling
Feels Like 34.7°C
Relative Humidity 11%
Wind icon
S 16km/h rising
Wind Gusts 28km/h
Pressure 1008.3hPa falling
Fire Danger 44.8
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Tue

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Sunrise sunrise
06:38 EST
Sunset sunset
19:11 EST

Nearby Now

Cloncurry Ap 38.7°C

Fire Danger Rating

HIGH

Next 12 hours in Mt Isa

48-hour forecast

3pm

Clear
41°C

6pm

Clear
40°C

9pm

Clear
31°C

12am

Clear
29°C

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National Forecast

Mt Isa 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

Sunny

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 41°C 39°C 37°C 34°C 35°C 35°C 34°C
Minimum 22°C 25°C 25°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 23°C
Chance of Rain 5% 60% 50% 60% 70% 90% 90%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm
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 12
km/h
14
km/h
11
km/h
12
km/h
12
km/h
17
km/h
17
km/h
23
km/h
20
km/h
22
km/h
17
km/h
20
km/h
14
km/h
18
km/h
Wind Direction S 12km/h
S
WSW 14km/h
WSW
NNE 11km/h
NNE
E 12km/h
E
ENE 12km/h
ENE
SE 17km/h
SE
E 17km/h
E
ENE 23km/h
ENE
ENE 20km/h
ENE
NE 22km/h
NE
ENE 17km/h
ENE
ENE 20km/h
ENE
ESE 14km/h
ESE
ESE 18km/h
ESE
Relative Humidity 20% 9% 37% 18% 57% 35% 65% 47% 76% 61% 79% 60% 77% 52%
Dew Point 6°C 2°C 16°C 11°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 23°C 26°C 23°C 26°C 23°C 23°C

Mt Isa 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
06:16 EST
sunrise
06:38 EST
sunset
19:11 EST
last light
19:34 EST
moon
rise
Tue 16:58 EST
set
Wed 04:27 EST
moon
Fri
Mar 2
moon
Fri
Mar 9
moon
Sun
Mar 18
moon
Sun
Mar 25

Mt Isa Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Tue
Feb 27
16.6°C - 0.0mm
Mon
Feb 26
19.7°C 38.5°C 0.0mm
Sun
Feb 25
23.4°C 39.3°C 2.2mm
Sat
Feb 24
25.8°C 40.6°C 0.0mm
Fri
Feb 23
26.7°C 38.5°C 0.0mm

Mt Isa Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Feb
219.4mm
18.9 Day(s)
Total For 2018
52.6mm
12 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2017
272.4mm
31 Day(s)
Wettest Day
34.6mm
Feb 3
Lowest Temperature
16.6°C
Feb 27
Highest Temperature
43.2°C
Feb 20

Mt Isa Almanac

full climatology
February Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
16.6°C
27th
Lowest On Record
13.1°C
13th 2012
Average This Month
24.0°C
+0.7°C
Long-term Average
23.3°C
February Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
43.2°C
20th
Highest On Record
43.5°C
3rd 2002
Average This Month
39.7°C
+4.3°C
Long-term Average
35.4°C
February Rainfall
Wettest This Month
34.6mm
3rd
Total This Month
44.8mm
7 Day(s)
Long-term Average
101.3mm
9.0 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
251.8mm
2011
Driest On Record
2.2mm
1978
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