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Canberra Forecast

Today 30°C
Tonight 14°C
late_shower

Now

27.9°C rising
Updated at 15:30 EDT

ACT for Thursday Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower during this afternoon and early evening. Light winds. Possible rainfall: 0 to 0. 2 mm Chance of any rain: 30% Around Canberra Sun protection 8:50am to 5:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme].

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 27.9°C rising
Dew Point 10.1°C rising
Feels Like 27.2°C
Relative Humidity 33%
Wind icon
E 14km/h rising
Wind Gusts 19km/h
Pressure 1016.2hPa steady
Fire Danger 14.5
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Thu

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Sunrise sunrise
05:55 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:22 EDT

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 28.0°C
Braidwood 24.8°C
Goulburn Ap 25.8°C

Fire Danger Rating

MODERATE

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

6pm

Shower
28°C

9pm

Mostly cloudy
21°C

12am

Mostly clear
18°C

3am

Mostly clear
15°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Thu
Jan 5
Fri
Jan 6
Sat
Jan 7
Sun
Jan 8
Mon
Jan 9
Tue
Jan 10
Wed
Jan 11

Late shower

Mostly sunny

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Possible shower

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 30°C 30°C 31°C 35°C 37°C 37°C 31°C
Minimum 12°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 18°C 17°C 19°C
Chance of Rain 90% 40% 5% 10% 80% 60% 50%
Rain Amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index Moderate Very High High Very High High Extreme Extreme
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
17
km/h
9
km/h
20
km/h
8
km/h
16
km/h
12
km/h
22
km/h
12
km/h
21
km/h
9
km/h
20
km/h
20
km/h
34
km/h
Wind Direction E 8km/h
E
E 17km/h
E
ESE 9km/h
ESE
E 20km/h
E
ENE 8km/h
ENE
ENE 16km/h
ENE
NW 12km/h
NW
NW 22km/h
NW
NW 12km/h
NW
WNW 21km/h
WNW
NE 9km/h
NE
NNW 20km/h
NNW
NW 20km/h
NW
WNW 34km/h
WNW
Relative Humidity 69% 37% 69% 34% 63% 28% 56% 24% 43% 25% 70% 38% 60% 30%
Dew Point 13°C 14°C 13°C 13°C 12°C 11°C 14°C 11°C 14°C 14°C 19°C 20°C 17°C 12°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Thursday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
first light
05:25 EDT
sunrise
05:55 EDT
sunset
20:22 EDT
last light
20:51 EDT
moon
set
Fri 00:46 EDT
rise
Fri 13:31 EDT
moon
Fri
Jan 6
moon
Thu
Jan 12
moon
Fri
Jan 20
moon
Sat
Jan 28

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Thu
Jan 5
11.2°C 29°C 0.0mm
Wed
Jan 4
11.0°C 25.1°C 0.0mm
Tue
Jan 3
13.1°C 27.1°C 0.0mm
Mon
Jan 2
15.7°C 29.9°C 0.0mm
Sun
Jan 1
12.6°C 27.8°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Jan
57.6mm
7.3 Day(s)
Total For 2017
0.0mm
0 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
15.0mm
2 Day(s)
Wettest Day
0.0mm
Jan 1
Lowest Temperature
11.0°C
Jan 4
Highest Temperature
29.9°C
Jan 2

Canberra Ap Almanac

full climatology
January Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
11.0°C
4th
Lowest On Record
1.6°C
12th 2012
Average This Month
12.7°C
-0.5°C
Long-term Average
13.2°C
January Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
29.9°C
2nd
Highest On Record
42.0°C
18th 2013
Average This Month
27.8°C
-0.3°C
Long-term Average
28.1°C
January Rainfall
Wettest This Month
0.0mm
1st
Total This Month
0.0mm
0 Day(s)
Long-term Average
57.6mm
7.3 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
218.4mm
1995
Driest On Record
1.1mm
1947

Now Temperature

At Hobart

15:30 EDT

Today

21°C

Tonight

14°C

Possible shower

possible_shower

Weather News

Body found in search for good Samaritan swept away in far north Queensland floodwaters

14:22 EDT

The body of a good Samaritan who was washed off a bridge in far north Queensland has been found.

Search resumes for good Samaritan swept away in floodwaters in far north Queensland

13:48 EDT

Family and friends of a far north Queensland man who went missing in floodwaters after trying to warn motorists of the rising water last night have joined the search to find him.

North, central Queensland passenger rail down after heavy rain

13:19 EDT

There are major disruptions for rail passengers in central Queensland after large sections of the track were damaged following days of torrential rain.