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Canberra may have received an overnight dump of wet weather but forecasters say it’s clear skies ahead in time for the city’s Skywhale launch on Sunday. The city was hit with heavy rain late on Friday evening and well into Saturday morning with Canberra Airport receiving 31 millimetres while 33 millimetres fell on Watson racecourse. Over in the western reaches of the territory, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve got 59 millimetres while Corin Dam, which is already at 100 per cent capacity, received a 76 millimetre dump. But despite the generous drizzling, emergency services said only around 10 calls for assistance had been placed. The SES duty officer said the calls were in response to leaking roofs and fallen trees and branches but the service was on alert for the remainder of Saturday. There had been no reports of extensive damage to properties as a result of slower winds compared to the fierce and gusty storm that hit the region earlier in the week. A car accident involving two cars on Parkes Way on Saturday morning caused long delays as traffic was bottle-necked into one lane city bound. Police were conducting an investigation at the site but said there were no reported injuries. READ MORE: Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Hugh McDowell said the brunt of the wet weather was largely behind us with rain unlikely to fall on Sunday. It’s good news for the star event this weekend with Skywhale and Skywhalepapa set to take flight on Sunday. The two hot air balloons, created by Canberra artist Patricia Piccinini, will be launched from John Dunmore Lang Place in Parkes early on Sunday morning before it later embarks on a regional tour later this year. The event had already been postponed to Sunday due to Saturday’s predicted unstable weather conditions. Canberra’s expected to return to clear skies for the rest of the week from Monday with Mr McDowell forecasting clear weather with a low chance of rain. “It’s mostly dry through the outlook. There’s a low chance of rain on most days but you’re looking at 20 to 30 per cent chances,” Mr McDowell said. “Any totals are likely going to be less than five millimetres.”
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Canberra may have received an overnight dump of wet weather but forecasters say it’s clear skies ahead in time for the city’s Skywhale launch on Sunday.
Over in the western reaches of the territory, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve got 59 millimetres while Corin Dam, which is already at 100 per cent capacity, received a 76 millimetre dump.
But despite the generous drizzling, emergency services said only around 10 calls for assistance had been placed.
The SES duty officer said the calls were in response to leaking roofs and fallen trees and branches but the service was on alert for the remainder of Saturday.
A car accident involving two cars on Parkes Way on Saturday morning caused long delays as traffic was bottle-necked into one lane city bound.
Police were conducting an investigation at the site but said there were no reported injuries.
Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Hugh McDowell said the brunt of the wet weather was largely behind us with rain unlikely to fall on Sunday.
It’s good news for the star event this weekend with Skywhale and Skywhalepapa set to take flight on Sunday. The two hot air balloons, created by Canberra artist Patricia Piccinini, will be launched from John Dunmore Lang Place in Parkes early on Sunday morning before it later embarks on a regional tour later this year.
Canberra’s expected to return to clear skies for the rest of the week from Monday with Mr McDowell forecasting clear weather with a low chance of rain.
“It’s mostly dry through the outlook. There’s a low chance of rain on most days but you’re looking at 20 to 30 per cent chances,” Mr McDowell said.
“Any totals are likely going to be less than five millimetres.”
