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Canberra Forecast

Today 15°C
Tonight -1°C
sunny

Now

13.4°C falling
Updated at 16:20 EST

ACT for Wednesday Early fog clearing to a mostly sunny day. Light winds. Around Canberra Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low].

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 13.4°C falling
Dew Point 3.8°C rising
Feels Like 13.2°C
Relative Humidity 52%
Wind icon
W 7km/h falling
Wind Gusts 9km/h
Pressure 1026.1hPa rising
Fire Danger 3.8
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Wed

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Sunrise sunrise
07:12 EST
Sunset sunset
16:58 EST

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 13.8°C
Braidwood 10.7°C
Goulburn Ap 12.1°C

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

6pm

Mostly clear
7°C

9pm

Mostly clear
3°C

12am

Fog
1°C

3am

Fog
0°C

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Wed
Jun 21
Thu
Jun 22
Fri
Jun 23
Sat
Jun 24
Sun
Jun 25
Mon
Jun 26
Tue
Jun 27

Sunny

Frost then sunny

Frost then sunny

Rain developing

Showers

Possible shower

Frost then sunny
Maximum 15°C 13°C 13°C 12°C 12°C 11°C 12°C
Minimum -4°C -1°C -3°C -3°C 0°C 0°C -4°C
Chance of Rain 5% 5% 5% 50% 70% 5% 5%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Low Low Low Low Low
Frost Risk Severe Severe Severe Severe High High Severe
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 5
km/h
10
km/h
3
km/h
14
km/h
7
km/h
23
km/h
6
km/h
18
km/h
14
km/h
23
km/h
13
km/h
18
km/h
5
km/h
11
km/h
Wind Direction S 5km/h
S
ENE 10km/h
ENE
ESE 3km/h
ESE
NW 14km/h
NW
NW 7km/h
NW
WNW 23km/h
WNW
NW 6km/h
NW
NW 18km/h
NW
NW 14km/h
NW
WNW 23km/h
WNW
WNW 13km/h
WNW
WNW 18km/h
WNW
WSW 5km/h
WSW
NW 11km/h
NW
Relative Humidity 79% 48% 93% 58% 91% 51% 92% 60% 92% 63% 91% 57% 89% 52%
Dew Point -1°C 4°C 3°C 5°C 2°C 3°C 1°C 5°C 3°C 5°C 2°C 3°C 0°C 3°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Wednesday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
first light
06:43 EST
sunrise
07:12 EST
sunset
16:58 EST
last light
17:26 EST
moon
rise
Thu 04:31 EST
set
Thu 15:26 EST
moon
Sat
Jun 24
moon
Sat
Jul 1
moon
Sun
Jul 9
moon
Mon
Jul 17

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Wed
Jun 21
-2.4°C 15°C 0.2mm
Tue
Jun 20
-2.9°C 13°C 0.0mm
Mon
Jun 19
-3.6°C 15.7°C 0.0mm
Sun
Jun 18
0.8°C 15.0°C 0.0mm
Sat
Jun 17
2.9°C 13.0°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Jun
297.5mm
48.2 Day(s)
Total For 2017
181.8mm
51 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
352.8mm
48 Day(s)
Wettest Day
31.2mm
May 20
Lowest Temperature
-5.1°C
Jun 2
Highest Temperature
41.6°C
Feb 11

Canberra Ap Almanac

full climatology
June Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
-5.1°C
2nd
Lowest On Record
-8.5°C
8th 1957
Average This Month
-0.9°C
-1.9°C
Long-term Average
1.0°C
June Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
17.2°C
8th
Highest On Record
20.1°C
3rd 1957
Average This Month
14.0°C
+1.7°C
Long-term Average
12.3°C
June Rainfall
Wettest This Month
0.4mm
9th
Total This Month
1.8mm
8 Day(s)
Long-term Average
40.9mm
10.9 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
126.0mm
1956
Driest On Record
4.0mm
1979
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