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Canberra Central Forecast (beta)

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Forecast issued at 6:34 pm AEDT on Friday 17 October 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

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Partly Cloudy
Max
27 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Canberra area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds westerly 25 to 40 km/h tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Saturday 18 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
8 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Canberra area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then shifting easterly in the evening.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Sunday 19 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
8 °C
Max
27 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Canberra area

Mostly sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning.

Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Monday 20 October

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Sunny
Min
12 °C
Max
32 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Canberra area

Sunny. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending west to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Tuesday 21 October

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Showers
Min
12 °C
Max
31 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Canberra area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening.

Wednesday 22 October

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Showers
Min
14 °C
Max
28 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
1 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Canberra area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Light winds becoming northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.

Thursday 23 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
7 °C
Max
22 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Canberra area

Slight chance of a shower, most likely during the morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h turning north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:35 am AEDT Saturday.

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