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Canberra Forecast

This morning 5°C
Today 23°C
mostly_sunny

Now

10.3°C falling
Updated at 08:20 EDT

ACT for Monday Early cloud then sunny. Winds W 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Possible rainfall: 0 mm Chance of any rain: 0% Around Canberra Sun protection 9:30am to 5:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme].

Currently at Canberra Ap

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Temperature 10.3°C falling
Dew Point 2.4°C falling
Feels Like 7.2°C
Relative Humidity 58%
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NNW 25km/h rising
Wind Gusts 28km/h
Pressure 1012.3hPa rising
Fire Danger 4.4
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Mon

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Sunrise sunrise
06:41 EDT
Sunset sunset
19:53 EDT

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 11.2°C
Braidwood 10.2°C
Goulburn Ap 9.9°C

Fire Danger Rating

HIGH

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

9am

Clear
10°C

12pm

Clear
16°C

3pm

Clear
22°C

6pm

Clear
22°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Mon
Feb 20
Tue
Feb 21
Wed
Feb 22
Thu
Feb 23
Fri
Feb 24
Sat
Feb 25
Sun
Feb 26

Mostly sunny

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Possible shower

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 23°C 28°C 32°C 36°C 32°C 27°C 28°C
Minimum 5°C 5°C 11°C 13°C 14°C 14°C 11°C
Chance of Rain 5% 5% 5% 20% 50% 40% 20%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Frost Risk Slight Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 18
km/h
27
km/h
4
km/h
14
km/h
9
km/h
20
km/h
7
km/h
20
km/h
8
km/h
15
km/h
9
km/h
21
km/h
9
km/h
21
km/h
Wind Direction WNW 18km/h
WNW
WNW 27km/h
WNW
SSW 4km/h
SSW
NE 14km/h
NE
NE 9km/h
NE
N 20km/h
N
NNW 7km/h
NNW
NW 20km/h
NW
ESE 8km/h
ESE
NNE 15km/h
NNE
ESE 9km/h
ESE
ESE 21km/h
ESE
ESE 9km/h
ESE
E 21km/h
E
Relative Humidity 50% 24% 53% 20% 70% 25% 58% 18% 73% 33% 77% 48% 71% 37%
Dew Point 0°C 0°C 3°C 2°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 8°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 11°C 12°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Monday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
first light
06:14 EDT
sunrise
06:41 EDT
sunset
19:53 EDT
last light
20:19 EDT
moon
set
Mon 14:56 EDT
rise
Tue 01:32 EDT
moon
Mon
Feb 27
moon
Sun
Mar 5
moon
Mon
Mar 13
moon
Tue
Mar 21

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Sun
Feb 19
5.9°C 23°C 5.2mm
Sat
Feb 18
15.5°C 24.0°C 0.0mm
Fri
Feb 17
10.0°C 36.3°C 0.0mm
Thu
Feb 16
10.4°C 34.4°C 0.0mm
Wed
Feb 15
9.3°C 30.3°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Feb
116.0mm
14.3 Day(s)
Total For 2017
29.0mm
12 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
129.8mm
15 Day(s)
Wettest Day
6.8mm
Feb 2
Lowest Temperature
5.8°C
Feb 13
Highest Temperature
41.6°C
Feb 11

Canberra Ap Almanac

full climatology
February Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
5.8°C
13th
Lowest On Record
3.0°C
16th 1962
Average This Month
14.2°C
+1.1°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
31.0°C
+3.9°C
Long-term Average
27.1°C
February Rainfall
Wettest This Month
6.8mm
2nd
Total This Month
20.6mm
7 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

08:20 EDT

This morning

5°C

Today

23°C

Mostly sunny

mostly_sunny

Weather News

NSW weather: Storm hits Hunter and Central Coast, BOM predicts heavy rainfall and winds

00:06 EDT

Severe thunderstorms that ravaged the Hunter region and the Central Coast of New South Wales are over, the Bureau of Meteorology says, but Ausgrid and SES volunteers are still working to repair the damage.

Sydney storms: 12,000 insurance claims lodged from hailstorm, $31 million in damages

17:19 EDT

More than 12,000 insurance claims have already been lodged with damages at an estimated $31 million following the .

Tropical Low lashes Gulf of Carpentaria

12:10 EDT

Southern parts of the Gulf of Carpentaria have been lashed with heavy rain and gusty winds as a tropical low makes its presence felt.