Central Plateau District Forecast

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:26 pm EST on Wednesday 19 June 2013.

Weather Situation

A broad area of high pressure lies over Tasmania and the southeast mainland, producing light winds, with the main high centred southwest of Tasmania. This high will move away to the southeast of Tasmania during Thursday whilst a low strengthens over the Bight. The low will slowly weaken just south of South Australia during Friday with a weakening cold front to pass near the south and east of Tasmania late Friday and during Saturday. The low will be almost stationary during Saturday while weakening further while a high to the west of Tasmania will extend a ridge over the state during the day. The ridge will remain over Tasmania during Sunday maintaining light winds and cold mornings.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Partly cloudy. The chance of showers in the east this evening. Light winds.

Thursday 20 June

Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 4 and zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 4 and 9.

No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 1 [Low]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Morning frost. Partly cloudy. Bothwell -1 9
Morning frost. Partly cloudy. Cradle Valley -1 7
Morning frost. Partly cloudy. Tarraleah -3 9

Friday 21 June

Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 4 and 1 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 5 and 10.

Saturday 22 June

Sunny. Areas of morning frost. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 5 and zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 5 and 10.

Sunday 23 June

Mostly sunny. Areas of morning frost. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 5 and minus 1 with daytime temperatures reaching between 5 and 10.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EST Thursday.

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