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Canberra Forecast

Tonight 13°C
Tomorrow 33°C
sunny

Now

26.1°C falling
Updated at 20:00 EDT

ACT for Monday Clear. Light winds. Partly cloudy. Light winds. Possible rainfall: 0 mm Chance of any rain: 20%.
Tuesday Sunny. Light winds becoming W/NW 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then tending N/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon. Possible rainfall: 0 mm Chance of any rain: 0% Around Canberra Sun protection 8:40am to 5:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme].

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 26.1°C falling
Dew Point 8.1°C rising
Feels Like 26.0°C
Relative Humidity 32%
Wind icon
WNW 9km/h falling
Wind Gusts 15km/h
Pressure 1018.1hPa rising
Fire Danger 12.3
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / 0.0mm

Sun on Mon

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Sunrise sunrise
05:42 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:12 EDT

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 24.9°C
Braidwood 25.1°C
Goulburn Ap 24.7°C

Fire Danger Rating

HIGH

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

9pm

Mostly clear
22°C

12am

Mostly clear
17°C

3am

Mostly clear
14°C

6am

Mostly clear
13°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Mon
Dec 12
Tue
Dec 13
Wed
Dec 14
Thu
Dec 15
Fri
Dec 16
Sat
Dec 17
Sun
Dec 18

Sunny

Sunny

Possible shower

Possible shower

Showers

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 31°C 33°C 29°C 20°C 22°C 28°C 23°C
Minimum 13°C 13°C 20°C 11°C 11°C 15°C 10°C
Chance of Rain 5% 40% 90% 90% 80% 80% 50%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index Very High Extreme High Low Low High 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 6
km/h
25
km/h
18
km/h
37
km/h
21
km/h
33
km/h
12
km/h
24
km/h
11
km/h
24
km/h
10
km/h
22
km/h
11
km/h
26
km/h
Wind Direction NE 6km/h
NE
NW 25km/h
NW
NW 18km/h
NW
NW 37km/h
NW
WNW 21km/h
WNW
WNW 33km/h
WNW
ESE 12km/h
ESE
E 24km/h
E
ENE 11km/h
ENE
NE 24km/h
NE
WNW 10km/h
WNW
WNW 22km/h
WNW
SE 11km/h
SE
ESE 26km/h
ESE
Relative Humidity 71% 28% 46% 21% 50% 49% 87% 70% 93% 78% 80% 56% 74% 51%
Dew Point 14°C 10°C 11°C 8°C 13°C 18°C 13°C 14°C 13°C 17°C 17°C 18°C 10°C 12°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Tuesday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
first light
05:12 EDT
sunrise
05:42 EDT
sunset
20:13 EDT
last light
20:43 EDT
moon
set
Tue 04:58 EDT
rise
Tue 19:12 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
Mon
Dec 12
15.3°C 30°C 0.0mm
Sun
Dec 11
12.8°C 28.0°C 0.0mm
Sat
Dec 10
7.3°C 25.2°C 0.0mm
Fri
Dec 9
11.0°C 21.6°C 2.0mm
Thu
Dec 8
10.1°C 31.3°C 0.0mm

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
7.3°C
10th
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
28.4°C
+2.2°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

20:00 EDT

Tonight

16°C

Tomorrow

29°C

Windy

windy

Weather News

Renewable energy mix played role in SA blackout, third AEMO report confirms

18:19 EDT

South Australia's renewables-heavy power mix was a factor in the statewide blackout in September, a new report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has confirmed.

Australia's cherry season predicted to be expensive after unseasonably cold weather

18:04 EDT

Cherries from farms in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia will be the "most expensive ever grown in history", says the president of the Cherry Growers Association of Australia.

Western storms intensify

17:26 EDT

Severe thunderstorms are lashing parts of Western Australia today.