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Today 8 Mar Central Coast and Whitsundays
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the morning and afternoon. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the early morning then becoming northerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Mackay Costal Waters
Bowen to St Lawrence- Wind
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A trough extends along the North Queensland coast and will push further south into Central and southern Queensland today, allowing a northerly flow to persist across northern Queensland waters over the coming days.
Penrith Island Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Mackay (Mount Basset) (72km)
Lowest 4 March, 2026
23.1 °CAverage March
26.8 °CHighest 6 March, 2026
31.4 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Mackay (Mount Basset) (72km)
Average Low 2021–2026
20.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
23.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
27.5 °C