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Canberra Forecast

Today 22°C
Tonight 6°C
sunny

Now

18.5°C falling
Updated at 13:30 EDT

ACT for Friday Sunny. Winds W 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the evening. Around Canberra Sun protection 8:50am to 5:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme].

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 18.5°C falling
Dew Point 3.2°C falling
Feels Like 18.5°C
Relative Humidity 36%
Wind icon
WNW 29km/h steady
Wind Gusts 41km/h
Pressure 1011.7hPa rising
Fire Danger 13.4
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / 0.0mm

Sun on Fri

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Sunrise sunrise
05:41 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:10 EDT

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 19.6°C
Braidwood 19.2°C
Goulburn Ap 18.0°C

Fire Danger Rating

MODERATE

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

3pm

Clear
21°C

6pm

Clear
21°C

9pm

Clear
15°C

12am

Clear
10°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Fri
Dec 9
Sat
Dec 10
Sun
Dec 11
Mon
Dec 12
Tue
Dec 13
Wed
Dec 14
Thu
Dec 15

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 22°C 25°C 27°C 30°C 32°C 32°C 23°C
Minimum 8°C 6°C 9°C 12°C 15°C 17°C 13°C
Chance of Rain 5% 5% 30% 5% 50% 70% 70%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index High High High Very High Extreme High Moderate
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 21
km/h
30
km/h
7
km/h
22
km/h
5
km/h
17
km/h
7
km/h
24
km/h
17
km/h
34
km/h
26
km/h
37
km/h
7
km/h
22
km/h
Wind Direction W 21km/h
W
W 30km/h
W
N 7km/h
N
NW 22km/h
NW
ESE 5km/h
ESE
NE 17km/h
NE
NE 7km/h
NE
NW 24km/h
NW
NW 17km/h
NW
NW 34km/h
NW
NNW 26km/h
NNW
NW 37km/h
NW
ENE 7km/h
ENE
ENE 22km/h
ENE
Relative Humidity 54% 30% 56% 27% 66% 30% 69% 24% 49% 24% 53% 41% 72% 42%
Dew Point 4°C 3°C 5°C 4°C 11°C 8°C 13°C 7°C 13°C 9°C 13°C 17°C 12°C 10°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Friday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
first light
05:12 EDT
sunrise
05:41 EDT
sunset
20:10 EDT
last light
20:40 EDT
moon
rise
Fri 14:37 EDT
set
Sat 02:46 EDT
moon
Wed
Dec 14
moon
Wed
Dec 21
moon
Thu
Dec 29
moon
Fri
Jan 6

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Fri
Dec 9
11.0°C - 2.0mm
Thu
Dec 8
10.1°C 31.3°C 0.0mm
Wed
Dec 7
8.9°C 26.9°C 0.2mm
Tue
Dec 6
16.9°C 23.1°C 13.4mm
Mon
Dec 5
17.7°C 31.4°C 1.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Dec
618.2mm
109.3 Day(s)
Total For 2016
740.2mm
120 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2015
512.4mm
94 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
11.9°C
+0.5°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
29.4°C
+3.2°C
Long-term Average
26.2°C
December Rainfall
Wettest This Month
13.4mm
6th
Total This Month
16.6mm
4 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

13:40 EDT

Today

15°C

Tonight

10°C

Clearing shower

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