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Canberra Forecast

Today 30°C
Tonight 14°C
mostly_sunny

Now

20.4°C rising
Updated at 10:10 EDT

ACT for Monday Early fog clearing to a mostly sunny day. Winds light and variable in the morning, becoming NW 20 to 30 km/h in the afternoon. Around Canberra Sun protection 10:00am to 4:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High].

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 20.4°C rising
Dew Point 15.2°C falling
Feels Like 20.4°C
Relative Humidity 72%
Wind icon
Calm steady
Wind Gusts 0km/h
Pressure 1016.9hPa falling
Fire Danger 2.1
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Mon

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Sunrise sunrise
07:11 EDT
Sunset sunset
19:06 EDT

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 20.9°C
Braidwood 20.2°C
Goulburn Ap 21.3°C

Fire Danger Rating

HIGH

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

12pm

Clear
25°C

3pm

Clear
29°C

6pm

Clear
28°C

9pm

Mostly clear
23°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Mon
Mar 27
Tue
Mar 28
Wed
Mar 29
Thu
Mar 30
Fri
Mar 31
Sat
Apr 1
Sun
Apr 2

Mostly sunny

Mostly cloudy

Mostly sunny

Rain

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Possible shower
Maximum 30°C 28°C 30°C 23°C 22°C 21°C 20°C
Minimum 13°C 14°C 11°C 14°C 7°C 7°C 10°C
Chance of Rain 70% 40% 90% 90% 40% 50% 50%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Very High High High 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 6
km/h
23
km/h
7
km/h
16
km/h
6
km/h
24
km/h
8
km/h
14
km/h
12
km/h
14
km/h
6
km/h
14
km/h
15
km/h
21
km/h
Wind Direction NNW 6km/h
NNW
NNW 23km/h
NNW
ENE 7km/h
ENE
NNW 16km/h
NNW
NNW 6km/h
NNW
NW 24km/h
NW
WNW 8km/h
WNW
SSW 14km/h
SSW
S 12km/h
S
SE 14km/h
SE
E 6km/h
E
E 14km/h
E
SSE 15km/h
SSE
SE 21km/h
SE
Relative Humidity 80% 44% 83% 42% 75% 37% 77% 67% 67% 42% 77% 49% 68% 54%
Dew Point 14°C 16°C 13°C 13°C 11°C 13°C 15°C 15°C 6°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 10°C 11°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
06:46 EDT
sunrise
07:11 EDT
sunset
19:06 EDT
last light
19:31 EDT
moon
set
Mon 18:42 EDT
rise
Tue 06:57 EDT
moon
Tue
Mar 28
moon
Tue
Apr 4
moon
Tue
Apr 11
moon
Wed
Apr 19

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Mon
Mar 27
12.8°C - 0.0mm
Sun
Mar 26
10.0°C 28.4°C 0.6mm
Sat
Mar 25
12.2°C 20.2°C 0.0mm
Fri
Mar 24
14.4°C 21.6°C 9.0mm
Thu
Mar 23
12.6°C 19.9°C 8.2mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Mar
168.7mm
21.4 Day(s)
Total For 2017
106.2mm
26 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
158.2mm
23 Day(s)
Wettest Day
22.8mm
Mar 22
Lowest Temperature
2.8°C
Feb 21
Highest Temperature
41.6°C
Feb 11

Canberra Ap Almanac

full climatology
March Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
5.8°C
10th
Lowest On Record
-1.1°C
24th 1967
Average This Month
13.1°C
+2.4°C
Long-term Average
10.7°C
March Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
32.7°C
12th
Highest On Record
37.5°C
13th 1998
Average This Month
26.0°C
+1.5°C
Long-term Average
24.5°C
March Rainfall
Wettest This Month
22.8mm
22nd
Total This Month
77.2mm
14 Day(s)
Long-term Average
52.7mm
7.1 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
312.2mm
1950
Driest On Record
1.3mm
1954

Now Temperature

At Canberra Ap

10:10 EDT

Today

30°C

Tonight

14°C

Mostly sunny

mostly_sunny

Weather News

Tropical Cyclone Debbie: Queenslanders preparing for worst cyclone since Yasi

10:05 EDT

As Tropical Cyclone Debbie strengthens off the coast near Townsville in north Queensland, residents are being warned to prepare for the worst storm to hit the state since Cyclone Yasi in 2011.

BOM warning as Cyclone Debbie intensifies; Queensland emergency services prepare for worst

09:45 EDT

Thousands of north Queenslanders are being evacuated as Cyclone Debbie bears down on the coast, bringing winds of up to 300 kilometres per hour and possibly a four-metre storm surge.

Cyclone Debbie forces evacuations in north Queensland communities ahead of tidal surge

01:50 EDT

Evacuations have been ordered in coastal towns and communities in the Whitsundays and Burdekin regions in north Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Debbie bears down, with authorities warning of damaging tidal surges.