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35.31°S 149.12°E 605m AMSL

Canberra Forecast

This morning 5°C
Today 13°C
clearing_shower

Now

9.0°C rising
Updated at 06:49 EST

ACT for Saturday Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers during the morning and afternoon. Winds NW 15 to 20 km/h tending W 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then turning N/NW and becoming light in the evening. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm Chance of any rain: 50% Around Canberra Sun protection 9:10am to 2:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High].

Currently at Canberra Ap

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Temperature 9.0°C rising
Dew Point 8.4°C rising
Feels Like 5.6°C
Relative Humidity 96%
Wind icon
NW 25km/h rising
Wind Gusts 31km/h
Pressure 1004.0hPa rising
Fire Danger 1.1
Rain since 9am/last hr 2.0mm / -

Sun on Sat

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Sunrise sunrise
05:39 EST
Sunset sunset
18:07 EST

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 8.6°C
Braidwood 8.8°C
Goulburn Ap 9.1°C

Fire Danger Rating

MODERATE

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

9am

Rain
10°C

12pm

Slight chance shower
12°C

3pm

Mostly cloudy
12°C

6pm

Mostly cloudy
11°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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NSW/ACT - Sat 05:27 EST
Flood Warning for the Murrumbidgee River

New South Wales/ACT Weather Update

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Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Sat
Oct 1
Sun
Oct 2
Mon
Oct 3
Tue
Oct 4
Wed
Oct 5
Thu
Oct 6
Fri
Oct 7

Clearing shower

Sunny

Showers

Possible shower

Clearing shower

Sunny

Mostly sunny
Maximum 13°C 21°C 16°C 14°C 15°C 20°C 23°C
Minimum 5°C 4°C 9°C 5°C 4°C 5°C 5°C
Chance of Rain 80% 90% 80% 90% 40% 5% 40%
Rain Amount < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index High High High High High
Pollen Index High Low Low Low High Moderate
Frost Risk Slight Slight Nil Slight Slight Slight Slight
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 28
km/h
32
km/h
15
km/h
28
km/h
24
km/h
35
km/h
32
km/h
38
km/h
26
km/h
40
km/h
18
km/h
26
km/h
12
km/h
25
km/h
Wind Direction NW 28km/h
NW
WNW 32km/h
WNW
NW 15km/h
NW
NNW 28km/h
NNW
WNW 24km/h
WNW
WNW 35km/h
WNW
NW 32km/h
NW
NW 38km/h
NW
WNW 26km/h
WNW
WNW 40km/h
WNW
WNW 18km/h
WNW
WNW 26km/h
WNW
NW 12km/h
NW
NW 25km/h
NW
Relative Humidity 86% 71% 75% 45% 83% 55% 77% 71% 75% 56% 67% 45% 74% 49%
Dew Point 8°C 8°C 5°C 9°C 8°C 7°C 4°C 9°C 3°C 7°C 4°C 8°C 8°C 12°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

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First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
first light
05:14 EST
sunrise
05:39 EST
sunset
18:07 EST
last light
18:32 EST
moon
set
Sat 18:17 EST
rise
Sun 05:20 EDT
moon
Sun
Oct 9
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Oct 16
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Oct 23
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Oct 31

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Fri
Sep 30
4.9°C 12°C 19.0mm
Thu
Sep 29
4.9°C 14.7°C 13.4mm
Wed
Sep 28
-1.1°C 16.9°C 0.0mm
Tue
Sep 27
3.3°C 14.3°C 1.6mm
Mon
Sep 26
2.5°C 15.3°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Oct
497.6mm
91.6 Day(s)
Total For 2016
623.2mm
97 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2015
416.4mm
76 Day(s)
Wettest Day
65.2mm
Jun 6
Lowest Temperature
-5.5°C
Jun 15
Highest Temperature
39.3°C
Jan 13

Canberra Ap Almanac

full climatology
October Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
Lowest On Record
-3.4°C
18th 2013
Average This Month
 
Long-term Average
6.0°C
October Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
Highest On Record
32.7°C
13th 1946
Average This Month
 
Long-term Average
19.5°C
October Rainfall
Wettest This Month
Total This Month
0 Day(s)
Long-term Average
61.4mm
10.2 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
161.0mm
1976
Driest On Record
2.4mm
1977

Now Temperature

At Hobart

06:40 EST

This morning

7°C

Today

17°C

Showers

showers

Weather News

SA weather: River at Gawler peaks, further rises downstream expected, SES says

06:29 EST

The river level at the South Australian town of Gawler has peaked, but water levels downstream are expected to rise throughout the day, the State Emergency Service (SES) said.

NSW severe weather warning issued, damaging winds set to lash state's north

23:58 EST

Parts of New South Wales have been warned to prepare for wild weather overnight as a low-pressure system from Tasmania gets set to batter northern parts of the state.

Tasmania weather: Helicopter rescues family trapped in floodwaters at Huonville

22:54 EST

Three adults and two young children have been rescued by helicopter after becoming trapped in floodwaters in Huonville, south-east of Tasmania.