IDN11039 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Updated Australian Capital Territory Forecast Issued at 9:28 am EDT on Thursday 17 October 2024 for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 20 October 2024. Warning Information For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A trough is lingering over South Australia this morning while a low pressure system over the Tasman Sea is moving east. A cold front is expected to deepen and form a low pressure system over South Australia today, which will move southeast while the front crosses New South Wales during Friday and Saturday. After this a ridge of high pressure is forecast to extend across from the west, bringing more settled conditions to the region. Forecast for the rest of Thursday 17 October Mostly sunny day. Medium chance of showers, most likely later tonight. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s. Canberra Shower or two. Max 25 Mount Ginini Sunny morning. Shower or two. Max 17 Tuggeranong Shower or two. Max 25 Fire Danger: Australian Capital Territory: Moderate Sun protection 9:20am to 4:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Forecast for Friday 18 October Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Heavy falls possible about the ranges. Winds northerly 20 to 30 km/h turning west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 21. Canberra Rain. Possible storm. Min 12 Max 22 Mount Ginini Possible storm, heavy falls. Min 9 Max 12 Tuggeranong Rain. Possible storm. Min 13 Max 21 Forecast for Saturday 19 October Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to southwesterly during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 23. Canberra Partly cloudy. Min 11 Max 23 Mount Ginini Possible shower. Min 6 Max 13 Tuggeranong Mostly sunny. Min 12 Max 24 Forecast for Sunday 20 October Sunny. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southerly during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 6 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 25. Canberra Sunny. Min 7 Max 25 Mount Ginini Sunny. Min 5 Max 17 Tuggeranong Sunny. Min 7 Max 25 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Thursday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532). Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements (http://www.bom.gov.au/other/copyright.shtml).