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Canberra settling into calmer weather

Kim Westcott, Sunday April 26, 2015 - 16:55 AEST

Yesterday, spectacular storms rumbled throughout the ACT and surrounds, but calmer weather is around the corner.

Within a 100km radius of Canberra there was close to 38,000 strikes recorded, although the heavy line of storms mainly missed Canberra itself.

While the lightning was plentiful, the rain was sparse. The highest amount was recorded at Bendora Dam, which saw 11mm hit the bucket. Under the cloud, showers and storms, the temperature plummeted with Canberra dropping five degrees in the space of 40 minutes.

A low pressure trough that brought the rumbles throughout NSW has now moved offshore, and a large high pressure system will take it's place for most of this week. Under the high, we can expect the reasonably clear skies which will combine with a cool airmass. As a result it will make for some very cold mornings. Based on the current forecast, Canberra is set to average four-to-five degrees over this week, with Monday morning likely to be the coldest of the lot.

Daytime temperatures will also remain stable across this week, hovering in the low-to-mid teens, which will be three-to-four degrees below average for this time of year. Umbrellas will be required for the later part of the week, as a trough develops in the east, bring further showers to the capital.

- Weatherzone

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