Mackay weekend weather
This weekend in Mackay, Queensland, model by model. Weekend forecasts are far enough out that the models often split - so we show you where.
Weekend
The models centre on about 26° across the weekend. Agreement is high - unusually solid for this far out.
Today
2026-09-19 — every model, side by sideEuropeanECMWF
25°
Mostly clear
AmericanNOAA GFS
25°
Partly cloudy
GermanDWD ICON
25°
Fog
All 3 models land within under a degree of each other for this day — that is a forecast you can plan on.
Tomorrow
2026-09-20 — every model, side by sideEuropeanECMWF
27°
Clear
AmericanNOAA GFS
27°
Clear
GermanDWD ICON
27°
Mostly clear
All 3 models land within 1° of each other for this day — that is a forecast you can plan on.
Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.
Common questions
Will it rain this weekend?
The models are not currently showing a high weekend rain risk, and they broadly agree with each other.
How reliable is a weekend forecast?
It depends how far away the weekend is. Forecast error grows steadily with lead time, so a Saturday forecast made on Friday is far stronger than one made the previous Monday. The honest signal is model agreement: when they converge the forecast is solid, and when they spread the weekend is genuinely uncertain.