A summer weekend to savour, but outlook remains uncertain

After the heavy rainfall flushed out Canberra's waterways and warm weather arrived, Nick O'Shea, Tanja Binder and one-year-old Jakob O'Shea took the opportunity to spend a few hours by the water at Pine Island in Canberra's south. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Summer finally arrived on the weekend with Canberra recording its hottest temperature on Sunday since mid-March.

And the thermometer is expected to climb even higher on Monday, with a top of 29 degrees expected.