View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:25 pm EST on Tuesday 25 July 2017.
Weather Situation
An area of low pressure lies near the south and southwest of Tasmania, maintaining a northwesterly stream. A cold front will cross Tasmania early Wednesday, with a southwesterly stream to follow, as the area of low pressure moves away to the east. A high to the north will extend a ridge over Tasmania early Thursday, with the ridge to track eastwards during the day allowing a northerly stream to develop. A cold front will cross Tasmania early Friday, followed by another ridge later in the day. Several fronts will cross Tasmania on Saturday, with a freshening northerly stream to tend westerly late.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers in the west, slight (20%) chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1100 metres. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.
Wednesday 26 July
Cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers or snow, most likely in the morning. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 2 and 3 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 2 and 7.
Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 1 [Low]
7 day Town Forecasts
| Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bothwell | 2 | 8 |
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Cradle Valley | 2 | 3 |
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Tarraleah | 1 | 5 |
Thursday 27 July
Cloudy. Areas of frost in the early morning. Very high (90%) chance of rain in the west, medium (60%) chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 700 metres. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 6 and minus 1 with daytime temperatures reaching between 4 and 9.
Friday 28 July
Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of rain in the west, medium (50%) chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 900 metres. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h turning westerly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then tending northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 2 and 3 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 5 and 10.
Saturday 29 July
Cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Very high (95%) chance of rain. Snow falling above 1200 metres. Winds north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming northerly 30 to 45 km/h during the morning then turning west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 4 and 1 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 6 and 11.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EST Wednesday.
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