Finger and Thumb Islands Weather Forecast
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
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Partly cloudy
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Sunny
Today 21 Mar Central Coast and Whitsundays
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Mackay Costal Waters
Bowen to St Lawrence- Wind
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Hamilton Island.
- 1st Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- A weak ridge will persist over the east coast for the next few days. Tropical Cyclone Narelle [988 hPa] is moving west over the Gulf of Carpentaria as a category 2 system this morning. Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to intensify to category 3 later today as it moves into Northern Territory waters.
Finger and Thumb Islands Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Mackay (Mount Basset) (40km)
Lowest 13 March, 2026
22.4 °CAverage March
26.5 °CHighest 6 March, 2026
31.4 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Mackay (Mount Basset) (40km)
Average Low 2021–2026
20.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
23.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
27.5 °C