Canberra's blast of wind short - lived but damaging - Canberra Times

The temperature bounced, the wind roared, and the SES received multiple calls for help as two air masses collided over Canberra in a “unique” blast of weather that lasted just 60 minutes in the early hours of Thursday, according to a meteorologist.

About 1am a westerly change hit the capital, just as temperatures had started to drop for the night. Winds at the airport hit 60km/h with gusts up to 75km/h, while the mercury suddenly jumped from 16 degrees at midnight to 24 degrees.

But by 2am the bluster eased off just as quickly as it arrived.

Read more here...