Latest news: Canberra weather

Queenslanders in two regions have shivered through the coldest May night on record and much of the nation has been warned to brace for more winter chills.

A heatwave expected to last until Wednesday across most of southern Australia saw Canberra reach 29C before midday with a forecast max of 33C on Monday.

A cold front is bringing rain and thunderstorms to South Australia and southern parts of the Northern Territory today, the Bureau of Meteorology warns. The front will move into far western Queensland, NSW, the ACT and Victoria later today with rain and thunderstorms impacting large areas of the eastern states on Thursday.

The ACT Government is advising Canberra road users some roads and crossings in the ACT are temporarily closed until further notice.

Much of southern and eastern Australia will be impacted by a powerful cold front and associated low pressure system from Sunday and into next week, the Bureau of Meteorology warns.

Clean-up efforts are continuing after the wild weather in Belconnen and extra green bin collections will be directed to those hit the hardest.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the ACT for damaging winds and large hailstones over the next several hours. 

ACT Health has warned there is an elevated risk of a thunderstorm asthma event striking the Canberra region this weekend, 17-19 December.

Heavy rains bucketing down over the Canberra region since Thursday morning has led to this month being Canberra's wettest November on record.

With heavy rain forecast over the next few days, ACT Policing and the Emergency Services Agency are reminding Canberrans to stay safe.

With cold blustery winds, some snow, and a chance of light hail, wintery weather is making a brief return to Canberra this week.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued a severe weather warning for south eastern NSW including the ACT for today, Wednesday 28 July. The BOM's weather warning says damaging winds averaging 60-70km/h, with...

Much of the ACT and NSW will experience potentially damaging wind conditions, with possible light snow falls predicted for the ACT tomorrow.

Snow has fallen today in the mountain regions of the ACT, while the Bureau of Meteorology says more could be on its way tomorrow falling as low as 600m.

Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) meteorologist Melody Sturm said from tomorrow onwards, a cold front crossing through much of NSW would bring rainfall, winds, and the chance of snow.

ACT Policing is urging drivers to drive to conditions to prevent road accidents in the mountains of the ACT and NSW.