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Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Australian Capital Territory

ACT and Canberra Forecast


Issued at 3:30 pm EST on Saturday 17 May 2008

Warning Summary
Sheep Graziers Warning. Small Boat Alert. Road weather Alert.

Current Weather Situation and Future Developments
A strong cold front will bring showers, possibly some isolated thunderstorms with small hail and snow about the ranges this evening. A cold day is expected on Sunday in the wake of the front with less shower activity than on Saturday. A ridge of high pressure will become established over the ACT early in the new week with a return to fine conditions expected.

Forecast for Saturday evening
Scattered showers, with the chance of some small hail with a thunderstorm. Snowfalls on the ranges. Fresh and gusty northwest winds, strong at times.

Precis: Showers, windy.

Chance of rainfall: 70%.
Winds on Lake: Northwesterly 30 to 40 km/h.

Forecast for Sunday
Isolated showers, more frequent about the ranges and falling as snow about the higher ground at first. Moderate to fresh west to northwesterly winds.

Precis:      Chance shower.                                 
City:        Min 1 Max 13
Tuggeranong: Min 0 Max 13

Chance of rainfall:  40%.
Winds on Lake:  West to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h, possibly reaching 35 km/h
at times.

UV Index:    2 [Low] No UV Alert                 

Monday       Fine, mostly sunny.               Min 2    Max 15
Tuesday      Fine, mostly sunny.               Min 2    Max 16
Wednesday    Fine, mostly sunny.               Min 1    Max 16
Thursday     Chance shower.                    Min 2    Max 15
Friday       Fine.                             Min 2    Max 16
Saturday     Chance shower.                    Min 1    Max 17 

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:35 am EST Sunday


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