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Canberra Forecast

Today 22°C
Tonight 10°C
increasing_sunshine

Now

16.2°C rising
Updated at 11:10 EST

ACT for Monday Cloud and fog patches this morning, then a mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds. Around Canberra Sun protection 9:50am to 2:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate].

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 16.2°C rising
Dew Point 12.6°C falling
Feels Like 16.2°C
Relative Humidity 79%
Wind icon
NNW 7km/h rising
Wind Gusts 7km/h
Pressure 1022.4hPa falling
Fire Danger 1.7
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Mon

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Sunrise sunrise
06:34 EST
Sunset sunset
17:29 EST

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 17.1°C
Braidwood 15.0°C
Goulburn Ap 17.1°C

Fire Danger Rating

MODERATE

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

12pm

Mostly clear
19°C

3pm

Mostly clear
22°C

6pm

Mostly clear
17°C

9pm

Mostly cloudy
13°C

ACT Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Mon
Apr 24
Tue
Apr 25
Wed
Apr 26
Thu
Apr 27
Fri
Apr 28
Sat
Apr 29
Sun
Apr 30

Increasing sunshine

Rain

Showers

Mostly sunny

Frost then sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny
Maximum 22°C 17°C 12°C 12°C 18°C 19°C 19°C
Minimum 8°C 10°C 7°C -1°C 0°C 2°C 3°C
Chance of Rain 80% 90% 60% 5% 5% 20% 10%
Rain Amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
Frost Risk Nil Nil Nil Severe High Moderate Moderate
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 4
km/h
14
km/h
18
km/h
23
km/h
23
km/h
26
km/h
15
km/h
20
km/h
7
km/h
18
km/h
11
km/h
17
km/h
7
km/h
14
km/h
Wind Direction N 4km/h
N
NNW 14km/h
NNW
NNW 18km/h
NNW
NW 23km/h
NW
WNW 23km/h
WNW
WSW 26km/h
WSW
SW 15km/h
SW
SW 20km/h
SW
W 7km/h
W
WNW 18km/h
WNW
WNW 11km/h
WNW
W 17km/h
W
WSW 7km/h
WSW
WNW 14km/h
WNW
Relative Humidity 86% 48% 85% 86% 81% 63% 67% 43% 74% 51% 81% 49% 78% 41%
Dew Point 11°C 11°C 13°C 14°C 7°C 4°C -1°C 0°C 3°C 8°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 6°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
06:08 EST
sunrise
06:34 EST
sunset
17:29 EST
last light
17:55 EST
moon
set
Mon 16:13 EST
rise
Tue 04:41 EST
moon
Wed
Apr 26
moon
Wed
May 3
moon
Thu
May 11
moon
Fri
May 19

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Mon
Apr 24
8.2°C - 0.0mm
Sun
Apr 23
4.7°C 22.6°C 0.0mm
Sat
Apr 22
11.2°C 21.5°C 0.0mm
Fri
Apr 21
7.4°C 19.9°C 0.0mm
Thu
Apr 20
6.6°C 22.7°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Apr
213.7mm
28.8 Day(s)
Total For 2017
133.8mm
34 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
163.2mm
27 Day(s)
Wettest Day
22.8mm
Mar 22
Lowest Temperature
1.1°C
Apr 16
Highest Temperature
41.6°C
Feb 11

Canberra Ap Almanac

full climatology
April Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
1.1°C
16th
Lowest On Record
-3.7°C
25th 1999
Average This Month
5.9°C
-0.7°C
Long-term Average
6.6°C
April Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
24.5°C
18th
Highest On Record
32.6°C
12th 1968
Average This Month
20.7°C
+0.7°C
Long-term Average
20.0°C
April Rainfall
Wettest This Month
13.0mm
10th
Total This Month
19.6mm
6 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 Hobart

11:10 EST

Today

19°C

Tonight

11°C

Clearing shower

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Weather News

Far north QLD gets a drenching

09:31 EST

Heavy rain has fallen over Queensland's far north and there is more tropical activity on the cards this week.

NSW School-children say YES to sunshine

12:51 EST

New South Wales: The Premier State, the state other states love to hate.

More rain headed for South Australia

11:21 EST

While thundery clouds and showers are clearing over South Australia over the weekend, more rainfall is headed to the southern and southeastern parts of the country early next week.