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Canberra Forecast

Today 32°C
Tonight 13°C
increasing_sunshine

Now

25.4°C rising
Updated at 12:10 EDT

ACT for Sunday Cloud clearing to a mostly sunny day. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Possible rainfall: 0 mm Chance of any rain: 0% Around Canberra Sun protection 9:00am to 5:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme].

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 25.4°C rising
Dew Point 10.8°C falling
Feels Like 25.9°C
Relative Humidity 40%
Wind icon
W 9km/h rising
Wind Gusts 11km/h
Pressure 1016.7hPa falling
Fire Danger 9.1
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Sun

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Sunrise sunrise
06:11 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:18 EDT

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 25.1°C
Braidwood 21.7°C
Goulburn Ap 24.7°C

Fire Danger Rating

HIGH

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

3pm

Clear
30°C

6pm

Clear
31°C

9pm

Clear
23°C

12am

Mostly clear
18°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Sun
Jan 22
Mon
Jan 23
Tue
Jan 24
Wed
Jan 25
Thu
Jan 26
Fri
Jan 27
Sat
Jan 28

Increasing sunshine

Mostly sunny

Late shower

Cloudy

Late shower

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 32°C 35°C 35°C 29°C 30°C 33°C 34°C
Minimum 12°C 13°C 22°C 13°C 15°C 15°C 16°C
Chance of Rain 5% 40% 60% 30% 60% 60% 60%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index High Extreme High High Moderate 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 8
km/h
14
km/h
6
km/h
26
km/h
24
km/h
27
km/h
12
km/h
18
km/h
10
km/h
20
km/h
8
km/h
18
km/h
9
km/h
24
km/h
Wind Direction ENE 8km/h
ENE
N 14km/h
N
NNW 6km/h
NNW
NW 26km/h
NW
NW 24km/h
NW
WNW 27km/h
WNW
E 12km/h
E
ENE 18km/h
ENE
ESE 10km/h
ESE
E 20km/h
E
ENE 8km/h
ENE
NNE 18km/h
NNE
NNW 9km/h
NNW
NW 24km/h
NW
Relative Humidity 68% 28% 65% 34% 59% 43% 70% 45% 76% 51% 76% 42% 70% 37%
Dew Point 11°C 10°C 15°C 17°C 18°C 21°C 11°C 15°C 16°C 19°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 18°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Sunday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
first light
05:42 EDT
sunrise
06:11 EDT
sunset
20:18 EDT
last light
20:47 EDT
moon
set
Sun 15:20 EDT
rise
Mon 02:15 EDT
moon
Sat
Jan 28
moon
Sat
Feb 4
moon
Sat
Feb 11
moon
Sun
Feb 19

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Sun
Jan 22
15.0°C - 0.0mm
Sat
Jan 21
8.5°C 31.2°C 2.2mm
Fri
Jan 20
15.1°C 29.0°C 2.8mm
Thu
Jan 19
14.3°C 23.7°C 0.0mm
Wed
Jan 18
16.1°C 38.0°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Jan
57.6mm
7.3 Day(s)
Total For 2017
6.8mm
4 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
50.4mm
5 Day(s)
Wettest Day
2.8mm
Jan 20
Lowest Temperature
8.5°C
Jan 21
Highest Temperature
39.6°C
Jan 13

Canberra Ap Almanac

full climatology
January Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
8.5°C
21st
Lowest On Record
1.6°C
12th 2012
Average This Month
14.4°C
+1.2°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
32.1°C
+4.0°C
Long-term Average
28.1°C
January Rainfall
Wettest This Month
2.8mm
20th
Total This Month
6.8mm
4 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 Canberra Ap

12:10 EDT

Today

32°C

Tonight

13°C

Increasing sunshine

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Weather News

Heating up across the southeastern capitals

11:19 EDT

A couple of scorchers are on the way for Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney over the next few days.

Darwin not quite that wet (yet)

11:13 EDT

Following a good start to January 2017 rainfall, when 125mm fell during the first 48 hours of the year, conditions have been relatively dry for the Northern Territory capital.

Steamy night in Brisbane

14:29 EDT

In the early hours of the morning, Brisbane had its warmest minimum temperature since at least 1999, when the mercury halted its descent at 28 degrees just after 3am.