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Turning up the heat in the ACT

Kim Westcott, Saturday October 25, 2014 - 17:13 AEDT

Canberra has begun its run of warmer than average days, with a few more on the cards.

Temperatures started heating up in earnest on Thursday as the mercury crept past 27 degrees. By Friday, 28 degrees was recorded, which is nine degrees above the monthly average. Sleeping was a struggle for those who tried to have a early night last night, with the temperature still 20 degrees by 9pm, only reaching the single digits in the early hours of this morning. Humidity remained high throughout the early morning making it feel a few degrees warmer.

Today the temperature climbed quickly, reaching 22 degrees before 10am. Canberra reached its forecast max of 30 degrees in the mid afternoon before the brief thunderstorms started, bringing some cooling. Humidity will remain high during Sunday morning with the chance of some morning fog, before the air becomes drier in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to reach 29 degrees on Sunday.

For the start of the working week, Monday will be a mix of everything. A warm morning, before the winds and showers begin to move through. From Tuesday, temperatures will be more mild for a few days, hovering in the low 20's with indications of a warmer end to the week.

- Weatherzone

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