Parts of the ACT copped significant rainfall on Saturday afternoon through evening, ahead of what forecasters anticipate will be a "hit and miss" week of weather.
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Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Gabrielle Woodhouse said Mount Ginini at the territory's border saw 54 millimetres of rain in the 24 hours before 9am Sunday, 2 millimetres less than the rain recorded in Tralee, Queanbeyan, which had the largest local falls.
Gordon in Tuggeranong had the third-largest deluge at 50 millimetres, while Tidbinbilla had 41, Giralang had 38, and Charnwood had 37 millimetres.
The bureau said the hit and miss rainfall seen over the weekend would continue into the working week with only 2 millimetres forecast for Monday.
The rainfall is more likely to be seen over the Brindabellas with little seen in suburban areas of the ACT.
"In the city itself, rainfall totals have varied from a couple of millimetres, up into the 15 to 20 millimetre-mark," Ms Woodhouse said.
"At [Canberra] Airport in the 24 hours to 9am [Sunday] we only recorded 6.8 millimetres."
Ms Woodhouse said storms started in the territory on Saturday afternoon and moved out of the area in the early evening. More storms started later on Saturday night.
"By about 1am [on Sunday] the storms were further north of the ACT," she said.
"In [the] scheme of things, it's nothing too out of the ordinary, but we did see a number of storms across the ACT in the last 24 hours."
Ms Woodhouse said the working week ahead would be "hit and miss" for the territory. Thunderstorm activity could affect the Brindabella Range on Sunday, but the city of Canberra was likely to see more rain on Tuesday, she said.
"With a front that's going to move across the south during Tuesday and Wednesday we are looking at a few showers and possible storms - particularly on Tuesday," Ms Woodhouse said.
"We may [also] see those winds increasing as that system moves through."
The Bureau of Meteorology forecast up to 0.2 millimetres of rain for Canberra on Wednesday, while Thursday was expected to be cloudy. Friday and Saturday were predicted to possibly get some showers.
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As of Sunday, the national capital was forecast to get between 3 and 8 millimetres of rain on Tuesday.
The bureau said humidity levels seen in Canberra over recent days would drop on Tuesday evening, ahead of drier conditions from Wednesday onwards.
The drier conditions will be brought on by a trough moving over Canberra.
On Sunday morning, a statement issued by the ACT's Emergency Services Agency said the recent rain in the territory had "not extinguished" the advice-level Orroral Valley fire, but it was contained.
"Milder temperatures and continued rain [are] greatly assisting fire suppression effort," the statement said.
Canberra Airport received 60 millimetres of rain on February 10, while Mount Ginini recorded 76.4 millimetres that same date, Ms Woodhouse said.
Monday is expected to reach a top of 27 degrees.