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Canberra Forecast

Today 31°C
Tonight 15°C
sunny

Now

24.1°C falling
Updated at 11:40 EDT

ACT for Sunday Sunny. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening then tending E 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Around Canberra Sun protection 8:50am to 5:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme].

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 24.1°C falling
Dew Point 10.4°C falling
Feels Like 24.1°C
Relative Humidity 42%
Wind icon
NNE 14km/h rising
Wind Gusts 19km/h
Pressure 1016.7hPa falling
Fire Danger 9.3
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Sun

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Sunrise sunrise
06:04 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:21 EDT

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 23.8°C
Braidwood 22.6°C
Goulburn Ap 23.9°C

Fire Danger Rating

HIGH

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

12pm

Mostly clear
25°C

3pm

Mostly clear
30°C

6pm

Mostly clear
28°C

9pm

Mostly clear
20°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Sun
Jan 15
Mon
Jan 16
Tue
Jan 17
Wed
Jan 18
Thu
Jan 19
Fri
Jan 20
Sat
Jan 21

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Sunny

Late shower

Possible shower

Showers easing

Mostly sunny
Maximum 31°C 34°C 37°C 36°C 31°C 31°C 29°C
Minimum 13°C 15°C 15°C 23°C 15°C 16°C 13°C
Chance of Rain 10% 5% 30% 40% 80% 70% 40%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index High Very High Extreme Very High Moderate High 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
13
km/h
8
km/h
18
km/h
15
km/h
27
km/h
17
km/h
27
km/h
10
km/h
17
km/h
11
km/h
26
km/h
8
km/h
18
km/h
Wind Direction E 8km/h
E
NE 13km/h
NE
NNW 8km/h
NNW
NW 18km/h
NW
NW 15km/h
NW
WNW 27km/h
WNW
WNW 17km/h
WNW
W 27km/h
W
E 10km/h
E
NE 17km/h
NE
NNW 11km/h
NNW
WNW 26km/h
WNW
ESE 8km/h
ESE
SE 18km/h
SE
Relative Humidity 66% 32% 64% 23% 48% 23% 42% 21% 66% 34% 70% 47% 66% 32%
Dew Point 13°C 12°C 14°C 10°C 13°C 13°C 16°C 11°C 13°C 12°C 17°C 18°C 12°C 11°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Sunday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
first light
05:35 EDT
sunrise
06:04 EDT
sunset
20:21 EDT
last light
20:50 EDT
moon
rise
Sun 22:16 EDT
set
Mon 09:46 EDT
moon
Fri
Jan 20
moon
Sat
Jan 28
moon
Sat
Feb 4
moon
Sat
Feb 11

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Sun
Jan 15
11.3°C - 0.0mm
Sat
Jan 14
18.9°C 30.3°C 0.4mm
Fri
Jan 13
17.2°C 39.6°C 0.0mm
Thu
Jan 12
12.9°C 35.1°C 0.0mm
Wed
Jan 11
16.1°C 36.0°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Jan
57.6mm
7.3 Day(s)
Total For 2017
1.8mm
2 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
24.2mm
4 Day(s)
Wettest Day
1.4mm
Jan 6
Lowest Temperature
11.0°C
Jan 4
Highest Temperature
39.6°C
Jan 13

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
14.5°C
+1.3°C
Long-term Average
13.2°C
January Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
39.6°C
13th
Highest On Record
42.0°C
18th 2013
Average This Month
31.8°C
+3.7°C
Long-term Average
28.1°C
January Rainfall
Wettest This Month
1.4mm
6th
Total This Month
1.8mm
2 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

11:40 EDT

Today

22°C

Tonight

14°C

Mostly sunny

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Weather News

Tennant Creek deluged with 'one-in-50-year' flood

09:47 EDT

The normally dry town of Tennant Creek experienced a deluge on Friday night in what meteorologists said was a one-in-50-year flood.

Queensland weather: Cool change on the way after five-day heatwave

09:09 EDT

A cool change will today bring Queenslanders some relief from a five-day heatwave that saw temperatures soar across the state, but the weather bureau says it will not last for long.

Queensland weather: South-east residents swelter as heatwave continues

00:32 EDT

Much of south-east Queensland is sweltering as residents endure another day of heatwave conditions.