View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:06 pm EDT on Sunday 25 January 2015.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure will extend across the state tonight and tomorrow with westerly winds easing. The high moves slowly closer to the southwest of Tasmania during Tuesday. Winds tend more southerly during Tuesday as a trough over Victoria extends towards the northeast of the state. Wednesday sees the high remaining to the southwest of the state but extending a ridge to the east, with winds tending southeasterly. On Thursday, the high centre moves to the south of Tasmania, with southeasterly winds persisting, and a low forms in the trough now situated off the New South Wales coast.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
Monday 26 January
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower.
Tuesday 27 January
- Winds
- Northeasterly below 10 knots becoming southerly early in the morning then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Wednesday 28 January
- Winds
- Southerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Thursday 29 January
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Monday.
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