2 September 2022

Get outdoors and celebrate all things Dad: your Father's Day weekend weather forecast

| Claire Fenwicke
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Father with two very cute children

Take Dad out and enjoy some family time together this Father’s Day. Photo: Claire Fenwicke.

Grab the fishing rod, pump up your mountain bike tyres, fire up the BBQ or have a rumble at the park – whatever you’re doing this Father’s Day, you can make the most of the outdoors with settled weather coming to most of the Capital region and surrounds.

A high-pressure system over the Bight will extend a ridge over parts of NSW bringing settled and some cloudy conditions to the south and west of the state. However, there is the chance of showers on the coast with a low developing off our shoreline.

Bureau of Meteorology community engagement officer Morgan Pumpa said south-easterly winds mean we’ll still feel a bit of winter chill, though.

“For Father’s Day, the ‘feels like’ temperatures will be a few degrees cooler than the actual temperature, so keep that in mind if you’re heading out for breakfast,” she said.

“It may be more of a morning to stay and have breakfast in bed.”

As the sun continues to shine, our UV index is also increasing, with some protection measures recommended when the index is above 3.

For Father’s Day, some regions could see a UV index of 4 or 5.

“If you’re heading out with the change of seasons … just remember, you can still get burnt on cool and cloudy days. It’s not about the heat,” Ms Pumpa said.

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Here’s your forecast for the Father’s Day weekend:

Australian Capital Territory

Saturday 3 September: mostly sunny with some areas of morning frost and light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus-2 and 2 degrees, with daytime temperatures reaching between 8 and 15 degrees.

Sunday 4 September: patches of morning frost about the ranges before a cloudy day. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus-1 and 3 degrees, with daytime temperatures reaching between 9 and 15 degrees.

Australian Alps – Snowy Mountains

Saturday 3 September: areas of morning frost before a cloudy day with light winds.

Sunday 4 September: areas of morning frost and the chance of fog in the southeast before a cloudy day. Light winds with a medium chance of very light showers. Snow is possible above 1200 metres.

South Coast

Saturday 3 September: areas of morning frost about the coastal ranges before a partly cloudy day. Winds south-westerly 15 to 25 km/h tending southerly in the middle of the day, then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 6 degrees, with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 16 degrees.

Sunday 4 September: patches of morning frost on the coastal ranges before a cloudy day with a medium chance of a shower or two. Varying winds throughout the day before becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 8 degrees, with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 16 degrees.

Southern Tablelands

Saturday 3 September: areas of morning frost before a partly cloudy day with south-easterly winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus-1 and 3 degrees, with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 15 degrees.

Sunday 4 September: cloudy with areas of morning frost and a medium chance of a light shower in the east. Varying winds throughout the day before becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 5 degrees, with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 14 degrees.

South West Slopes

Saturday 3 September: areas of morning frost in the south before a mostly sunny day, with south-easterly winds 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between zero and 4 degrees, with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 17 degrees.

Sunday 4 September: areas of morning frost in the south before a partly cloudy day, with south-easterly winds 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 4 degrees, with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 17 degrees.

Riverina

Saturday 3 September: chance of morning frost in the southeast before a mostly sunny day, with southerly winds 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 2 degrees, with daytime temperatures reaching around 17 degrees.

Sunday 4 September: chance of morning frost before a mostly sunny day, with the chance of morning fog in the south. Overnight temperatures falling to around 2 degrees, with daytime temperatures reaching around 18 degrees.

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