Weather in Mackay

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Around Mackay

Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.

Walkerston11 km Marian23 km Sarina30 km Proserpine103 km Cannonvale109 km Red Hill116 km Moranbah149 km Bowen159 km

7-day forecast for Mackay

Today (Friday 16 Oct) in Mackay: showers, 21 to 25 °C, precipitation 7.1 mm (99 %), wind up to 24 km/h. Tomorrow: drizzle, 21 to 25 °C.

Day	Weather	Min	Max	Precip.	Wind
Today	showers	21 °C	25 °C	7.1 mm	24 km/h
Tomorrow	drizzle	21 °C	25 °C	2.5 mm	23 km/h
Sun 18 Oct	thunderstorms	20 °C	24 °C	25.6 mm	16 km/h
Mon 19 Oct	showers	21 °C	25 °C	6.7 mm	20 km/h
Tue 20 Oct	drizzle	22 °C	26 °C	4.8 mm	18 km/h
Wed 21 Oct	drizzle	21 °C	26 °C	6.5 mm	18 km/h
Thu 22 Oct	light drizzle	22 °C	26 °C	3.4 mm	16 km/h

Forecast updated on 16.10.2026 at 02:43 (Open-Meteo model, elevation 11 m). The live block at the top of the page is refreshed hourly and covers 14 days.

Tomorrow's weather in Mackay

Tomorrow, Saturday 17 Oct, in Mackay: drizzle, from 21 to 25 °C, 2.5 mm of precipitation (probability 84 %), wind up to 23 km/h.

Hour	Weather	Temp.	Precip.	Chance	Wind
00:00	drizzle	21 °C	0.8 mm	31 %	22 km/h
03:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.1 mm	50 %	21 km/h
06:00	overcast	23 °C	0.0 mm	29 %	18 km/h
09:00	partly cloudy	24 °C	0.0 mm	41 %	21 km/h
12:00	partly cloudy	25 °C	0.0 mm	70 %	21 km/h
15:00	mostly sunny	24 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	22 km/h
18:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	51 %	20 km/h
21:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	31 %	19 km/h

Frequently asked questions

Will it rain tomorrow in Mackay?

Yes: 2.5 mm expected, probability 84 %.

How warm will it be tomorrow in Mackay?

Between 21 and 25 °C.

The weekend

This weekend in Mackay: Saturday drizzle, 21 to 25 °C, Sunday thunderstorms, 20 to 24 °C.

Day	Weather	Min	Max	Precip.	Wind
Tomorrow	drizzle	21 °C	25 °C	2.5 mm	23 km/h
Sun 18 Oct	thunderstorms	20 °C	24 °C	25.6 mm	16 km/h

Hour by hour

The next 48 hours in Mackay, hour by hour: temperature from 21 to 25 °C, 7.2 mm of rain expected.

Hour	Weather	Temp.	Precip.	Chance	Wind
02:00	drizzle	22 °C	0.6 mm	89 %	21 km/h
03:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.1 mm	80 %	19 km/h
04:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.4 mm	73 %	21 km/h
05:00	sunny	23 °C	0.0 mm	70 %	19 km/h
06:00	light drizzle	23 °C	0.1 mm	70 %	17 km/h
07:00	overcast	23 °C	0.0 mm	71 %	19 km/h
08:00	light drizzle	23 °C	0.1 mm	73 %	21 km/h
09:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	77 %	21 km/h
10:00	overcast	25 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	20 km/h
11:00	partly cloudy	25 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	20 km/h
12:00	partly cloudy	25 °C	0.0 mm	72 %	22 km/h
13:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	67 %	22 km/h
14:00	overcast	25 °C	0.0 mm	59 %	22 km/h
15:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	50 %	23 km/h
16:00	light drizzle	24 °C	0.1 mm	41 %	24 km/h
17:00	overcast	23 °C	0.0 mm	32 %	22 km/h
18:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.3 mm	22 %	21 km/h
19:00	drizzle	22 °C	0.9 mm	16 %	20 km/h
20:00	drizzle	21 °C	0.6 mm	13 %	22 km/h
21:00	light drizzle	21 °C	0.4 mm	13 %	22 km/h
22:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.4 mm	16 %	23 km/h
23:00	drizzle	22 °C	0.5 mm	22 %	21 km/h
00:00	drizzle	21 °C	0.8 mm	31 %	22 km/h
01:00	drizzle	22 °C	0.5 mm	39 %	23 km/h
02:00	overcast	22 °C	0.0 mm	45 %	23 km/h
03:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.1 mm	50 %	21 km/h
04:00	drizzle	21 °C	0.7 mm	51 %	18 km/h
05:00	light drizzle	22 °C	0.2 mm	42 %	17 km/h
06:00	overcast	23 °C	0.0 mm	29 %	18 km/h
07:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	22 %	18 km/h
08:00	partly cloudy	24 °C	0.0 mm	28 %	21 km/h
09:00	partly cloudy	24 °C	0.0 mm	41 %	21 km/h
10:00	mostly sunny	25 °C	0.0 mm	53 %	22 km/h
11:00	partly cloudy	25 °C	0.0 mm	62 %	21 km/h
12:00	partly cloudy	25 °C	0.0 mm	70 %	21 km/h
13:00	partly cloudy	25 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	22 km/h
14:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	23 km/h
15:00	mostly sunny	24 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	22 km/h
16:00	partly cloudy	24 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	21 km/h
17:00	partly cloudy	24 °C	0.0 mm	69 %	21 km/h
18:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	51 %	20 km/h
19:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	37 %	20 km/h
20:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	32 %	20 km/h
21:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	31 %	19 km/h
22:00	overcast	24 °C	0.0 mm	33 %	19 km/h
23:00	light drizzle	23 °C	0.2 mm	37 %	18 km/h
00:00	light drizzle	23 °C	0.2 mm	42 %	16 km/h
01:00	partly cloudy	23 °C	0.0 mm	47 %	16 km/h

Location of Mackay

Mackay lies at 11 m, 128 m below the average of the 89 places we cover in Queensland (139 m). That makes it the 14th lowest of the 89. The main town, Brisbane, lies 804 km to the south-east. The nearest places we cover are Walkerston (11 km to the west), Marian (23 km to the west), Sarina (30 km to the south) and Proserpine (103 km to the north-west). With about 84,333 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Mackay is the 9th largest of the 89 places we cover in Queensland.