For Canberrans it might seem like autumn has only just begun but, with more cold weather and wet days on the way, winter is coming early to the ACT.
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Ron Levison, 72, travels to Canberra from Britain every year with his wife to visit his family and enjoy the territory's autumn weather.
But he said since he arrived on March 23 there had only been a couple of rain-free days.
''It's been a lot wetter than we've normally been used to. Still, it's better than England. It's like a home away from home at the moment,'' he said.
For ACT residents enjoying the brief respite from last week's continuous rain, weather experts say they should savour it while it lasts.
More rain has been forecast towards the end of this week, with Weatherzone meteorologist Brett Dutschke saying there is a possibility of up to 60 millimetres falling in parts of Canberra. He said there was a 90 per cent chance of at least 30 millimetres of rain over the weekend, starting from Thursday.
''It looks like there's a good chance of the rain developing on Thursday, Friday and possibly even into Saturday and then over the weekend,'' he said.
''The heaviest falls look to be in the southern-most parts of the ACT.''
Mr Dutschke said the ACT had almost reached its monthly average of 44.7 millimetres, just one week into April. ''It's already much wetter than in last April, we only 9.8 millimetres at this time last year. It's the wettest April in five years, in 2009 we had 73 millimetres, so quite a good chance of being wetter than that year,'' he said.
Temperatures have also been forecast to stay low for the foreseeable future, as the next few days above 20 degrees could potentially be the last warm days until spring.
Mr Dutschke said Canberrans should enjoy the warm weather while it lasts. ''It'll feel like winter I'd say, or at least as close to winter as we've had so far. We're not likely to get a run of 20-degree days until at least spring,'' he said.
Mr Levison said even with the rain, he was still glad to be spending the autumn in Canberra.
''It's still nice, I can still walk about in shorts and polo shirts and things like that, which I couldn't do in England at this time of year,'' he said.
''We like your spring and autumn weather.''
