View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:00 am EST on Friday 21 September 2018.
Weather Situation
A high passing to north of Tasmania is producing a west to northwesterly flow over the state. A cold front will cross Tasmania during Saturday afternoon and evening bringing a colder southwesterly flow that will persist into Sunday as a trough crosses the south of the state in the morning and a high passes south of the Bight. The southwesterly flow will ease on Monday as the high slowly approaches western Tasmania.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 22 September
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly in the evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday 23 September
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of snow showers.
Monday 24 September
- Winds
- Southwesterly about 10 knots.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Friday.
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