View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:40 am EDT on Sunday 1 October 2023.
Weather Situation
A vigorous cold front crosses Tasmania early today. The front will bring a strong and gusty southwesterly flow that will ease rapidly later Sunday as a ridge moves across the State overnight. A northerly stream will redevelop over Tasmania on Monday as the ridge moves to the Tasman Sea with another cold front approaching from the west for Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. Snow falling above 1100 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east during the morning and afternoon. Winds northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h turning west to southwesterly 30 to 45 km/h in the late morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 11 and 16.
Fire Danger - Moderate
Sun protection 10:30am to 3:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
7 day Town Forecasts
| Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
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Bothwell | – | 17 |
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Cradle Valley | – | 13 |
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Tarraleah | – | 15 |
Monday 2 October
Sunny. Areas of morning frost. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h before dawn then tending northerly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 3 and 2 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 17.
Tuesday 3 October
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the west, high chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1300 metres. Winds northerly 25 to 40 km/h turning west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 17.
Wednesday 4 October
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Snow possible above 1100 metres. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and 4 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 9 and 14.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:25 pm EDT Sunday.
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