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Canberra Forecast

Today 37°C
Tonight 17°C
sunny

Now

31.6°C steady
Updated at 12:40 EDT

ACT for Sunday Sunny. Light winds. Possible rainfall: 0 mm Chance of any rain: 0% Around Canberra Sun protection 9:10am to 5:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme].

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 31.6°C steady
Dew Point 7.9°C falling
Feels Like 29.8°C
Relative Humidity 23%
Wind icon
W 12km/h steady
Wind Gusts 20km/h
Pressure 1017.6hPa falling
Fire Danger 22.1
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Sun

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Sunrise sunrise
06:18 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:14 EDT

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 31.0°C
Braidwood 26.2°C
Goulburn Ap 30.6°C

Fire Danger Rating

VERY HIGH

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

3pm

Clear
36°C

6pm

Clear
36°C

9pm

Clear
27°C

12am

Mostly clear
21°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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There are no warnings current.

National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Sun
Jan 29
Mon
Jan 30
Tue
Jan 31
Wed
Feb 1
Thu
Feb 2
Fri
Feb 3
Sat
Feb 4

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Possible shower

Possible shower

Possible shower

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 37°C 39°C 37°C 32°C 33°C 35°C 35°C
Minimum 16°C 17°C 22°C 16°C 18°C 16°C 17°C
Chance of Rain 5% 40% 70% 60% 40% 30% 40%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index High Very High High Low Low Low Low
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
16
km/h
18
km/h
33
km/h
14
km/h
27
km/h
10
km/h
22
km/h
6
km/h
18
km/h
6
km/h
20
km/h
7
km/h
22
km/h
Wind Direction SE 6km/h
SE
NNW 16km/h
NNW
NNW 18km/h
NNW
NW 33km/h
NW
NNW 14km/h
NNW
WNW 27km/h
WNW
ENE 10km/h
ENE
NW 22km/h
NW
WNW 6km/h
WNW
NW 18km/h
NW
NNE 6km/h
NNE
NW 20km/h
NW
NNW 7km/h
NNW
NW 22km/h
NW
Relative Humidity 59% 16% 54% 14% 39% 27% 68% 32% 56% 27% 67% 26% 52% 24%
Dew Point 15°C 7°C 16°C 7°C 13°C 16°C 15°C 13°C 14°C 11°C 15°C 12°C 15°C 12°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Sunday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
first light
05:50 EDT
sunrise
06:18 EDT
sunset
20:14 EDT
last light
20:42 EDT
moon
set
Sun 20:56 EDT
rise
Mon 08:16 EDT
moon
Sat
Feb 4
moon
Sat
Feb 11
moon
Sun
Feb 19
moon
Mon
Feb 27

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Sun
Jan 29
14.2°C - 0.0mm
Sat
Jan 28
14.4°C 35.4°C 0.0mm
Fri
Jan 27
13.5°C 33.6°C 0.0mm
Thu
Jan 26
15.1°C 32.9°C 0.0mm
Wed
Jan 25
15.5°C 27.8°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Jan
57.6mm
7.3 Day(s)
Total For 2017
8.4mm
5 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
72.6mm
9 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
14.6°C
+1.4°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
32.4°C
+4.3°C
Long-term Average
28.1°C
January Rainfall
Wettest This Month
2.8mm
20th
Total This Month
8.4mm
5 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

12:40 EDT

Today

25°C

Tonight

16°C

Mostly sunny

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Weather News

Wrap up of the Tropical Low

12:31 EDT

A tropical low is now continuing off WA's Pilbara coast and weakening over the Indian Ocean.

WA cyclone: BOM gives Pilbara residents all clear for tropical low

21:44 EDT

People in parts of Western Australia's Pilbara region are given the all clear by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) regarding a tropical low that earlier prompted a blue alert.

Bodies recovered after three drown in crowded 4WD swept into Northern Territory floodwaters

20:52 EDT

The bodies of a woman and two men have been recovered after their troop carrier trying to cross a flooded causeway south-west of Darwin was swept off the road with 20 people on board.