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Canberra Forecast

Today 10°C
Tonight -6°C
mostly_sunny

Now

9.0°C steady
Updated at 14:40 EST

ACT for Thursday Mostly sunny. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h tending W in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.

Currently at Canberra Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 9.0°C steady
Dew Point 0.2°C rising
Feels Like 4.8°C
Relative Humidity 54%
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WNW 37km/h rising
Wind Gusts 43km/h
Pressure 1012.6hPa steady
Fire Danger 6.2
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Thu

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Sunrise sunrise
07:07 EST
Sunset sunset
17:12 EST

Nearby Now

Tuggeranong 10.1°C
Braidwood 10.2°C
Goulburn Ap 7.0°C

Next 12 hours in Canberra

48-hour forecast

3pm

Mostly cloudy
9°C

6pm

Mostly clear
5°C

9pm

Clear
2°C

12am

Clear
-1°C

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National Forecast

Canberra 7-day Weather Forecast

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

Mostly sunny

Frost then sunny

Frost then sunny

Frost then sunny

Frost then sunny

Frost then sunny

Possible shower
Maximum 10°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 15°C
Minimum 0°C -6°C -6°C -3°C 0°C -4°C 1°C
Chance of Rain 20% 10% 20% 5% 5% 5% 20%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Low Low Moderate Moderate Low
Frost Risk High Severe Severe Severe High Severe High
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 18
km/h
29
km/h
6
km/h
12
km/h
7
km/h
22
km/h
16
km/h
31
km/h
15
km/h
22
km/h
9
km/h
25
km/h
16
km/h
26
km/h
Wind Direction WNW 18km/h
WNW
W 29km/h
W
WSW 6km/h
WSW
WNW 12km/h
WNW
NW 7km/h
NW
WNW 22km/h
WNW
NW 16km/h
NW
WNW 31km/h
WNW
WNW 15km/h
WNW
W 22km/h
W
NW 9km/h
NW
WNW 25km/h
WNW
NW 16km/h
NW
WNW 26km/h
WNW
Relative Humidity 82% 51% 84% 42% 85% 39% 72% 44% 86% 49% 90% 50% 82% 49%
Dew Point 1°C 0°C -1°C 1°C -2°C -1°C -2°C 2°C 3°C 3°C 1°C 5°C 4°C 4°C

Canberra Sun & Moon Times

Thursday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
first light
06:40 EST
sunrise
07:07 EST
sunset
17:12 EST
last light
17:39 EST
moon
rise
Fri 04:28 EST
set
Fri 15:01 EST
moon
Sun
Jul 23
moon
Mon
Jul 31
moon
Tue
Aug 8
moon
Tue
Aug 15

Canberra Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Thu
Jul 20
-1.2°C - 0.0mm
Wed
Jul 19
- - 2.2mm
Tue
Jul 18
- 14°C 4.2mm
Mon
Jul 17
-5.5°C 14°C 0.0mm
Sun
Jul 16
-7.0°C 10.5°C 0.0mm

Canberra Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Jul
338.4mm
59.7 Day(s)
Total For 2017
192.0mm
60 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
409.2mm
66 Day(s)
Wettest Day
31.2mm
May 20
Lowest Temperature
-8.7°C
Jul 1
Highest Temperature
41.6°C
Feb 11

Canberra Ap Almanac

full climatology
July Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
-8.7°C
1st
Lowest On Record
-10.0°C
11th 1971
Average This Month
-3.5°C
-3.4°C
Long-term Average
-0.1°C
July Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
14.0°C
14th
Highest On Record
19.7°C
29th 1975
Average This Month
12.6°C
+1.2°C
Long-term Average
11.4°C
July Rainfall
Wettest This Month
4.2mm
18th
Total This Month
9.6mm
7 Day(s)
Long-term Average
40.9mm
11.5 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
121.0mm
1993
Driest On Record
3.8mm
1982
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