WEATHER forecasters have made conflicting predictions for next week but there is one thing everyone agrees on.

The region is expected to be hit by a cold snap and the point of contention is how much the region will shiver?

Mackay & District Weather Updates predicts temperatures could plummet to as low as four degrees, but Mackay Bureau of Meteorology station manager John McILwham expects the mercury will only drop to a minimum of eight degrees.

Mr McILwham also predicts the cold snap to hit the region from Monday to Wednesday while Mackay & District Weather Updates are predicting it will persist until Friday or Saturday.

Mr McILwham said the development of a low-pressure system in the Tasman Sea between two high-pressure systems would contribute to the cool weather.

"There is a high-pressure system in the Tasman Sea moving away, and another high pressure in the south-west of the continent around Western Australia that is going to be slow moving," he said.

"There is (also) going to be a low-pressure system form in the Tasman Sea between those two highs and that is going to give us dry, cold, continental air over Queensland."

While it may be a good time for residents to prepare themselves with winter clothing and several cups of coffee, not everyone is worried about the prospect of falling temperatures.

Mackay resident Greg Lawrie welcomes the cold weather.

"It has been a very mild winter here so far," he said.

"We have got to have it (the cold snap), it has got to happen."

Today is expected to be 15-23 degrees with a high chance of showers.

My own words are above . For local weather reports I go to the local paper . I obviously do not have your knowledge of local weather all over the world ..

Today: 12 - 25°CTomorrow: 13 - 24°CWednesday: 10 - 22°CThursday: 9 - 21°CFriday: 7 - 21°C MacKay weather this week 

Quote Pete "Mackay & District Weather Updates predicts temperatures could plummet to as low as four degrees, but Mackay Bureau of Meteorology station manager John McILwham expects the mercury will only drop to a minimum of eight degrees."

Quote Mackay Daily Mercury "Mackay & District Weather Updates predicts temperatures could plummet to as low as four degrees, but Mackay Bureau of Meteorology station manager John McILwham expects the mercury will only drop to a minimum of eight degrees."

Your own words eh Pete. Funny how they are exactly word for word the same as the place you copied & paster them from.

Get original mate and try and say your own stuff. Plagiarism is cheating (sorta like Bronwyn)

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Must say I agree with the moderating of comments.

Letting a poster know their comment is not according to the guidelines by removing some or more words and letting us know it was edited is a good way to moderate.

I find this better than just deleting posts which does not give any message to the poster.

I would like to know why my comment was removed I simply objected to be called a liar...

that's your problem - not mine.

...and all I did was put up a film review!!!! Ah well...

Must be due to the Global Warming

It was bitterly cold here too as this morning when I went out to tend to the chickens... reminded me of when I used to live in that freezing hole in Orange in my childhood. Brrr!!!

What about sending some of it down to us Radish :)

Hope you are ewnjoying your hol

Lucky Radi