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Canberra Forecast

This morning 8°C
Today 29°C
sunny

Now

12.3°C rising
Updated at 08:10 EDT

ACT for Monday Sunny. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then tending E/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Possible rainfall: 0 mm Chance of any rain: 5% Around Canberra Sun protection 9:20am to 5:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme].

Currently at Canberra Ap

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Temperature 12.3°C rising
Dew Point 4.5°C steady
Feels Like 12.3°C
Relative Humidity 59%
Wind icon
Calm falling
Wind Gusts 0km/h
Pressure 1009.7hPa steady
Fire Danger 2.4
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.8mm / -

Sun on Mon

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Sunrise sunrise
06:34 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:01 EDT

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 11.4°C
Braidwood 11.2°C
Goulburn Ap 12.3°C

Fire Danger Rating

VERY HIGH

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

9am

Clear
13°C

12pm

Clear
22°C

3pm

Clear
28°C

6pm

Mostly clear
28°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Mon
Feb 13
Tue
Feb 14
Wed
Feb 15
Thu
Feb 16
Fri
Feb 17
Sat
Feb 18
Sun
Feb 19

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Sunny

Late shower

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 29°C 27°C 31°C 35°C 35°C 28°C 24°C
Minimum 8°C 12°C 10°C 13°C 16°C 16°C 9°C
Chance of Rain 10% 30% 5% 40% 70% 40% 40%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme 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
20
km/h
6
km/h
17
km/h
5
km/h
22
km/h
5
km/h
21
km/h
9
km/h
26
km/h
13
km/h
25
km/h
10
km/h
23
km/h
Wind Direction WNW 8km/h
WNW
WNW 20km/h
WNW
SE 6km/h
SE
ENE 17km/h
ENE
NE 5km/h
NE
NW 22km/h
NW
NNW 5km/h
NNW
NW 21km/h
NW
N 9km/h
N
NW 26km/h
NW
NNW 13km/h
NNW
NW 25km/h
NW
SW 10km/h
SW
WSW 23km/h
WSW
Relative Humidity 55% 25% 66% 36% 72% 24% 51% 16% 59% 21% 61% 31% 62% 26%
Dew Point 5°C 6°C 10°C 10°C 11°C 8°C 11°C 6°C 15°C 10°C 13°C 10°C 7°C 3°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Monday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
first light
06:07 EDT
sunrise
06:34 EDT
sunset
20:01 EDT
last light
20:28 EDT
moon
set
Mon 08:29 EDT
rise
Mon 21:23 EDT
moon
Sun
Feb 19
moon
Mon
Feb 27
moon
Sun
Mar 5
moon
Mon
Mar 13

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Sun
Feb 12
19.6°C 32°C 2.6mm
Sat
Feb 11
19.3°C 41.6°C 0.0mm
Fri
Feb 10
18.4°C 41.0°C 0.0mm
Thu
Feb 9
17.5°C 36.0°C 0.0mm
Wed
Feb 8
16.5°C 25.6°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Feb
116.0mm
14.3 Day(s)
Total For 2017
23.0mm
10 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
129.8mm
15 Day(s)
Wettest Day
6.8mm
Feb 2
Lowest Temperature
8.5°C
Jan 21
Highest Temperature
41.6°C
Feb 11

Canberra Ap Almanac

full climatology
February Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
12.5°C
2nd
Lowest On Record
3.0°C
16th 1962
Average This Month
16.7°C
+3.6°C
Long-term Average
13.1°C
February Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
41.6°C
11th
Highest On Record
42.2°C
1st 1968
Average This Month
32.2°C
+5.1°C
Long-term Average
27.1°C
February Rainfall
Wettest This Month
6.8mm
2nd
Total This Month
14.6mm
5 Day(s)
Long-term Average
58.4mm
7.0 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
211.0mm
2002
Driest On Record
0.0mm
1968

Now Temperature

At Canberra Ap

08:10 EDT

This morning

8°C

Today

29°C

Sunny

sunny

Weather News

Queensland weather: South-east residents swelter as temperature records tumble

06:56 EDT

Hot weather records tumbled across parts of south-east Queensland over the weekend as the mercury rose in the state's heatwave.

WA floods: Man's body found near Esperance, search for 74yo missing man continues

00:20 EDT

There are fears for a 74-year-old Esperance man whose car was found abandoned under a flooded bridge this morning, after floodwaters claimed the life of another man trying to cross a road near the town.

Heatwave: Hot weather in Birdsville, Queensland is business as usual

20:13 EDT

Much of Queensland and New South Wales is sweltering through the tail end of a horrific heatwave.