View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 22 January 2020.
Weather Situation
A cold front approaches Tasmania from the west and crosses the state overnight into Thursday morning, with a trough to follow during Thursday. Westerly winds will be the dominant feature for Friday and the weekend with an embedded trough to cross Tasmania on Friday and a cold front late on Saturday into early Sunday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of rain.
Thursday 23 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Friday 24 January
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending westerly in the middle of the day then turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 25 January
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming northerly below 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 26 January
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending westerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
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 Thursday.
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