View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Saturday 23 January 2021.
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge extends across Bass Strait today and will weaken on Sunday with north to northeasterly winds developing. Northwesterly winds will freshen on Monday, bringing hot to very hot conditions to the east and south, ahead of a cold front crossing Tasmania in the late evening and early Tuesday morning. The cold front brings cooler southwesterly winds, with an embedded trough in the flow set to cross the state late Tuesday morning and afternoon.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Sunday 24 January
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 25 January
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers at night.
Tuesday 26 January
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots shifting east to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Sunday.
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