Australian Capital Territory Forecast

View the current warnings for the Australian Capital Territory and NSW

Forecast issued at 5:18 am EST on Wednesday 19 June 2013.

Weather Situation

A slow moving complex low pressure system lies over the southwestern Tasman Sea while a high pressure ridge lies over the Bight. The high will move eastwards over the next couple of days to be over the western Tasman Sea by late Thursday or Friday morning. The next cold front/trough is expected to move over the western parts of the state on Saturday.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 8 and 13.

No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Canberra 13
Partly cloudy. Tuggeranong 13
Mostly sunny. Mount Ginini 4

Thursday 20 June

Partly cloudy. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 3 with daytime temperatures reaching between 7 and 13.

Friday 21 June

Cloudy. Patches of morning frost. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 4 with daytime temperatures reaching between 7 and 12.

Saturday 22 June

Partly cloudy. Winds south to southeasterly and light. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 5 and minus 2 with daytime temperatures reaching between 6 and 11.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.

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