Mackay
Weather in Mackay, live
The weather over Mackay as it is measured right now, from radar and the airport reports at Mackay Arpt, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. Each layer says which it is.
Right now · as of
- YBMK Mackay Arpt, 3 km: 21 °C, wind from 290° at 5 kt, visibility 6+ miles, cloud base 3,800 ft · VFR · 25 minutes ago
What the map shows over Mackay
- Rain radarMeasuredMackay is inside RainViewer’s radar coverage. Frames every 10 minutes for the last 2 hours.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- LightningMeasuredMackay is inside the area NOAA’s lightning layer covers, the Americas and the Pacific. Strike density every 15 minutes.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsSevere and extreme warnings that the national weather service shares with the WMO.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Mackay Arpt (YBMK), 3 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer
Good to know
- Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Mackay reads.
- Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
- For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.