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Canberra Forecast

Today 15°C
Tonight 7°C
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Now

8.0°C rising
Updated at 10:30 EST

ACT for Monday Cloudy. High (70%) chance of rain. Winds W/NW 20 to 30 km/h tending W/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Possible rainfall: 1 to 2 mm Chance of any rain: 70% Around Canberra Sun protection 10:00am to 2:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate].

Currently at Canberra Ap

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Temperature 8.0°C rising
Dew Point 6.0°C rising
Feels Like 6.1°C
Relative Humidity 87%
Wind icon
NW 11km/h falling
Wind Gusts 13km/h
Pressure 1009.0hPa rising
Fire Danger 1.0
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.4mm / -

Sun on Mon

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Sunrise sunrise
06:23 EST
Sunset sunset
17:46 EST

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 8.6°C
Braidwood 9.0°C
Goulburn Ap 8.1°C

Fire Danger Rating

MODERATE

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

12pm

Mostly cloudy
12°C

3pm

Slight chance shower
15°C

6pm

Intermittent rain
13°C

9pm

Mostly clear
11°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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NSW/ACT - Mon 04:32 EST
Sheep Graziers Warning for Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and the ACT

National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Mon
Apr 10
Tue
Apr 11
Wed
Apr 12
Thu
Apr 13
Fri
Apr 14
Sat
Apr 15
Sun
Apr 16

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Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny
Maximum 15°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 21°C
Minimum 4°C 7°C 7°C 6°C 5°C 6°C 6°C
Chance of Rain 70% 10% 20% 5% 5% 5% 30%
Rain Amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Moderate High High High Moderate
Frost Risk Slight Nil Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 17
km/h
24
km/h
15
km/h
20
km/h
11
km/h
13
km/h
6
km/h
13
km/h
6
km/h
16
km/h
6
km/h
15
km/h
8
km/h
18
km/h
Wind Direction WNW 17km/h
WNW
W 24km/h
W
SSW 15km/h
SSW
S 20km/h
S
SSE 11km/h
SSE
SSE 13km/h
SSE
SSW 6km/h
SSW
WSW 13km/h
WSW
SW 6km/h
SW
W 16km/h
W
SW 6km/h
SW
S 15km/h
S
NW 8km/h
NW
NW 18km/h
NW
Relative Humidity 74% 57% 70% 48% 72% 49% 72% 43% 71% 40% 71% 42% 69% 39%
Dew Point 5°C 6°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 9°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 7°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Monday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
first light
05:57 EST
sunrise
06:23 EST
sunset
17:46 EST
last light
18:12 EST
moon
rise
Mon 17:27 EST
set
Tue 06:00 EST
moon
Tue
Apr 11
moon
Wed
Apr 19
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Wed
Apr 26
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Wed
May 3

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Mon
Apr 10
6°C - 13mm
Sun
Apr 9
6.8°C 19°C 0.6mm
Sat
Apr 8
5.0°C 22.5°C 0.0mm
Fri
Apr 7
3.3°C 21.4°C 0.0mm
Thu
Apr 6
4.1°C 21.3°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Apr
213.7mm
28.8 Day(s)
Total For 2017
127.8mm
30 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
April Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
3.3°C
7th
Lowest On Record
-3.7°C
25th 1999
Average This Month
5.4°C
-1.2°C
Long-term Average
6.6°C
April Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
22.5°C
8th
Highest On Record
32.6°C
12th 1968
Average This Month
20.4°C
+0.4°C
Long-term Average
20.0°C
April Rainfall
Wettest This Month
13.0mm
10th
Total This Month
13.6mm
2 Day(s)
Long-term Average
45.0mm
7.4 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
187.2mm
1989
Driest On Record
0.8mm
1997

Now Temperature

At Canberra Ap

10:30 EST

Today

15°C

Tonight

7°C

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Weather News

Vigorous cold front blasts the southeast

12:02 EST

A strong cold front is making its presence felt as it continues its march across the southeast.

Late-season tropical activity

09:42 EST

With tropical cyclone season soon to wrap up, Australian and nearby tropical waters have seen a surge in cyclone activity late in the season.

West coast of Australia the place to be this weekend

09:54 EST

West coast of Australia the place to be this weekend With cold and stormy weather affecting the southern and southeastern parts of the country in coming days, while residual flooding and strong winds still plague the east, it looks like the best beach weather can be found along the west coast.