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Mount Isa (Mt Isa) weather

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Cloudy,rain likely tomorrow

European, the American and the German model put Mount Isa's high today between 34° and 36°, a 3° split. Tomorrow: showers, around 36°, with a 94% chance of rain.

35°23°
36°25°
33°23°
33°24°
35°23°
34°23°
Todaysplit ±3°Tomorrowmodels agreeMondaysplit ±3°Tuesdaysplit ±3°Wednesdaysplit ±2°Thursdaysplit ±4°
EuropeanECMWF
29°
Clear
Feels 29° · Wind 8 km/h · Humidity 44%
AmericanNOAA GFS
31°
Clear
Feels 30° · Wind 18 km/h · Humidity 37%
GermanDWD ICON
28°
Clear
Feels 32° · Wind 2 km/h · Humidity 66%

Latest for Mount Isa: European (ECMWF): 29° Clear · American (NOAA GFS): 31° Clear · German (DWD ICON): 28° Clear.

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Mount Isa weather in numbers

from 30 years of measured normals

Mount Isa swings 25°C across the year, from 36°C highs in December to 11°C lows in June, and January is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 455 mm of precipitation.

Warmest month
December
36°C average high
Coldest month
June
11°C average low
Wettest month
January
455 mm a year
Below freezing
Never
overnight lows stay above 0°C
Comfortable
2 months
June and July
Residents
18,000
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The weather map: all three models at once

European, American, German side by side around Mount Isa and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Mount Isa hourly forecast: next 14 hours

consensus of the three models

Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model

each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side

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Mount Isa 10-day forecast, out to 14 days

where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Cloudy
35° 23°
±3°
Tomorrow
Showers
36° 25°
models agree
Mon
Showers
33° 23°
±3°
Tue
Heavy drizzle
33° 24°
±3°
Wed
Heavy drizzle
35° 23°
±2°
Thu
Showers
34° 23°
±4°
Fri
Heavy drizzle
32° 23°
±3°
Sat
Light drizzle
33° 22°
models agree
Sun
Mostly clear
33° 21°
±3°
Mon
Clear
33° 21°
±3°
Tue
Cloudy
36° 23°
models agree
Wed
Partly cloudy
37° 25°
models agree
Thu
Mostly clear
37° 26°
models agree
Fri
Mostly clear
37° 26°
models agree

Mount Isa, Queensland (often shortened to Mt Isa) is at its warmest in Dec (average highs near 36°C) and coldest in Jun (lows around 11°C), with roughly 455 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what European, American, German forecast for Mount Isa right now, and see exactly where they disagree.

We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in Australia before you trust any single number.

Mount Isa climate by month

average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
34°
24°
Feb
32°
24°
Mar
32°
23°
Apr
31°
20°
May
27°
15°
Jun
24°
11°
Jul
23°
12°
Aug
27°
14°
Sep
31°
18°
Oct
34°
21°
Nov
35°
23°
Dec
36°
24°

Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.

How Mount Isa's weather has changed since 1995

30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+0.7°C

Around Mount Isa, 2015-2024 averaged 0.7°C warmer than 1995-2004. 5 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 2013.

1995: −0.1°C vs the 30-year average1996: +0.2°C vs the 30-year average1997: −1.3°C vs the 30-year average1998: +0.4°C vs the 30-year average1999: −0.5°C vs the 30-year average2000: −1.1°C vs the 30-year average2001: −0.4°C vs the 30-year average2002: +0.8°C vs the 30-year average2003: +0.3°C vs the 30-year average2004: −0.3°C vs the 30-year average2005: +0.7°C vs the 30-year average2006: −0.9°C vs the 30-year average2007: −0.4°C vs the 30-year average2008: +0.4°C vs the 30-year average2009: −1.1°C vs the 30-year average2010: −1.3°C vs the 30-year average2011: −2.1°C vs the 30-year average2012: −0.9°C vs the 30-year average2013: +1.3°C vs the 30-year average2014: +0.4°C vs the 30-year average2015: +0.1°C vs the 30-year average2016: +0.3°C vs the 30-year average2017: +1.0°C vs the 30-year average2018: +0.6°C vs the 30-year average2019: +0.3°C vs the 30-year average2020: +0.9°C vs the 30-year average2021: +0.6°C vs the 30-year average2022: +0.1°C vs the 30-year average2023: +0.3°C vs the 30-year average2024: +0.8°C vs the 30-year average
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average

Days above 35°C

17 more days a year

2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing

1995: +11 vs the 30-year average1996: +2 vs the 30-year average1997: −42 vs the 30-year average1998: +22 vs the 30-year average1999: −41 vs the 30-year average2000: −42 vs the 30-year average2001: −32 vs the 30-year average2002: +51 vs the 30-year average2003: +13 vs the 30-year average2004: −15 vs the 30-year average2005: +39 vs the 30-year average2006: −5 vs the 30-year average2007: +14 vs the 30-year average2008: +30 vs the 30-year average2009: −51 vs the 30-year average2010: −62 vs the 30-year average2011: −63 vs the 30-year average2012: −11 vs the 30-year average2013: +55 vs the 30-year average2014: +10 vs the 30-year average2015: +10 vs the 30-year average2016: +6 vs the 30-year average2017: +27 vs the 30-year average2018: +16 vs the 30-year average2019: +4 vs the 30-year average2020: +28 vs the 30-year average2021: +21 vs the 30-year average2022: +19 vs the 30-year average2023: −21 vs the 30-year average2024: −7 vs the 30-year average

Average wind

+1%

2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing

1995: +2% vs the 30-year average1996: +0% vs the 30-year average1997: −7% vs the 30-year average1998: +0% vs the 30-year average1999: −2% vs the 30-year average2000: +0% vs the 30-year average2001: +0% vs the 30-year average2002: +0% vs the 30-year average2003: −2% vs the 30-year average2004: −2% vs the 30-year average2005: −2% vs the 30-year average2006: +2% vs the 30-year average2007: +2% vs the 30-year average2008: +2% vs the 30-year average2009: −2% vs the 30-year average2010: +2% vs the 30-year average2011: −2% vs the 30-year average2012: +0% vs the 30-year average2013: +2% vs the 30-year average2014: +0% vs the 30-year average2015: +2% vs the 30-year average2016: −7% vs the 30-year average2017: −2% vs the 30-year average2018: +5% vs the 30-year average2019: +9% vs the 30-year average2020: +0% vs the 30-year average2021: −2% vs the 30-year average2022: +2% vs the 30-year average2023: −2% vs the 30-year average2024: −2% vs the 30-year average

Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.

See the numbers year by year
YearTemp vs averageDays >35°C vs avgWind vs avg
1995−0.1°C+11+2%
1996+0.2°C+2+0%
1997−1.3°C−42−7%
1998+0.4°C+22+0%
1999−0.5°C−41−2%
2000−1.1°C−42+0%
2001−0.4°C−32+0%
2002+0.8°C+51+0%
2003+0.3°C+13−2%
2004−0.3°C−15−2%
2005+0.7°C+39−2%
2006−0.9°C−5+2%
2007−0.4°C+14+2%
2008+0.4°C+30+2%
2009−1.1°C−51−2%
2010−1.3°C−62+2%
2011−2.1°C−63−2%
2012−0.9°C−11+0%
2013+1.3°C+55+2%
2014+0.4°C+10+0%
2015+0.1°C+10+2%
2016+0.3°C+6−7%
2017+1.0°C+27−2%
2018+0.6°C+16+5%
2019+0.3°C+4+9%
2020+0.9°C+28+0%
2021+0.6°C+21−2%
2022+0.1°C+19+2%
2023+0.3°C−21−2%
2024+0.8°C−7−2%

Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Mount Isa, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.

Which forecast is most accurate in Mount Isa?

CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
ProviderCheckWeather-scoreTempWindRainRun by
European logo
European ★ Best
98
/100rank #1
96±0.2°C98±1.1 km/h100100% hitECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American logo
American
90
/100rank #2
87±0.7°C79±10.6 km/h100100% hitNOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
G
German
89
/100rank #3
86±0.8°C95±2.3 km/h8994% hitDeutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)Offenbach am Main, Germany

The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1558 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in Australia, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.

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Where the models disagree

temperature and rain, judged separately
DayTemperatureRain
Today±3°34° to 36°±21%6% to 27% chance
Tomorrow±2°35° to 37°±55%39% to 94% chance
Mon±3°31° to 34°±19%61% to 80% chance
Tue±3°32° to 35°±39%30% to 69% chance
Wed±2°34° to 36°±45%13% to 58% chance

The 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.

Sunrise and sunset in Mount Isa

today, local time
Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
18:48
Daylight
12h 44m

Common questions

What's the weather in Mount Isa today?
Saturday 24 October: European, the American and the German model put Mount Isa's high today between 34° and 36°, a 3° split. Tomorrow: showers, around 36°, with a 94% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Mount Isa today or tomorrow?
The models split on rain in Mount Isa on Sunday 25 October: European 94%, American 39%, German 45%. When they disagree like this, treat any single app's answer with caution. On Saturday 24 October the highest chance of rain from any model is 27%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Mount Isa?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Mount Isa (CheckWeather Score 98/100), ahead of the American at 90. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the AU accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Mount Isa?
December is typically the warmest month in Mount Isa, with average highs around 36°C.
How cold does Mount Isa get?
The coldest month in Mount Isa is June, when overnight lows average about 11°C.
How much rain does Mount Isa get?
Mount Isa sees roughly 455 mm of precipitation a year, with January usually the wettest month.
Is Mount Isa getting warmer?
Yes. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Mount Isa, 2015-2024 averaged 0.7°C warmer than 1995-2004.

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