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Canberra Forecast

Today 25°C
Tonight 11°C
rain

Now

20.2°C rising
Updated at 11:10 EDT

ACT for Tuesday Cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of rain, becoming less likely in the afternoon. Winds NW 15 to 20 km/h tending W 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Around Canberra Sun protection 8:40am to 5:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme].

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 20.2°C rising
Dew Point 17.8°C rising
Feels Like 20.2°C
Relative Humidity 86%
Wind icon
NNW 11km/h falling
Wind Gusts 13km/h
Pressure 1013.4hPa falling
Fire Danger 1.6
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Tue

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Sunrise sunrise
05:41 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:08 EDT

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 20.0°C
Braidwood 18.9°C
Goulburn Ap 21.3°C

Fire Danger Rating

MODERATE

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

12pm

Slight chance shower
23°C

3pm

Slight chance shower
24°C

6pm

Cloudy
24°C

9pm

Cloudy
18°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Tue
Dec 6
Wed
Dec 7
Thu
Dec 8
Fri
Dec 9
Sat
Dec 10
Sun
Dec 11
Mon
Dec 12

Rain

Increasing sunshine

Windy with showers

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny
Maximum 25°C 28°C 29°C 22°C 26°C 28°C 30°C
Minimum 15°C 11°C 11°C 9°C 6°C 9°C 11°C
Chance of Rain 90% 20% 90% 10% 5% 30% 20%
Rain Amount 1-5mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index High Very High High High Moderate Extreme Very High
Frost Risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 8
km/h
25
km/h
6
km/h
24
km/h
17
km/h
38
km/h
20
km/h
32
km/h
5
km/h
18
km/h
4
km/h
18
km/h
6
km/h
23
km/h
Wind Direction NW 8km/h
NW
WNW 25km/h
WNW
NNE 6km/h
NNE
NW 24km/h
NW
N 17km/h
N
NW 38km/h
NW
W 20km/h
W
W 32km/h
W
E 5km/h
E
N 18km/h
N
NNE 4km/h
NNE
NNE 18km/h
NNE
NE 6km/h
NE
NNW 23km/h
NNW
Relative Humidity 86% 56% 66% 29% 60% 44% 58% 30% 55% 29% 66% 30% 71% 30%
Dew Point 17°C 15°C 12°C 8°C 14°C 15°C 5°C 4°C 6°C 7°C 11°C 9°C 14°C 11°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Tuesday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
first light
05:12 EDT
sunrise
05:41 EDT
sunset
20:08 EDT
last light
20:37 EDT
moon
rise
Tue 11:29 EDT
set
Wed 00:55 EDT
moon
Wed
Dec 7
moon
Wed
Dec 14
moon
Wed
Dec 21
moon
Thu
Dec 29

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Tue
Dec 6
16.9°C - 13.4mm
Mon
Dec 5
17.7°C 31.4°C 1.0mm
Sun
Dec 4
10.6°C 32.8°C 0.0mm
Sat
Dec 3
11.7°C 30.9°C 0.0mm
Fri
Dec 2
8.5°C 30.3°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Dec
618.2mm
109.3 Day(s)
Total For 2016
738.0mm
118 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2015
512.0mm
93 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
December Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
8.5°C
2nd
Lowest On Record
0.3°C
6th 2012
Average This Month
12.9°C
+1.5°C
Long-term Average
11.4°C
December Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
32.8°C
4th
Highest On Record
39.2°C
21st 1994
Average This Month
30.8°C
+4.6°C
Long-term Average
26.2°C
December Rainfall
Wettest This Month
1.0mm
5th
Total This Month
14.4mm
2 Day(s)
Long-term Average
56.0mm
8.0 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
215.2mm
1947
Driest On Record
0.0mm
1967

Now Temperature

At Hobart

11:10 EDT

Today

20°C

Tonight

11°C

Clearing shower

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Weather News

One dead after Mt Warning campers struck by lightning, rescue operation underway

10:51 EDT

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Farmer's photos of NSW flooding turned into fundraising calendar

10:43 EDT

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Skiing on summer snow

10:10 EDT

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