View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Tuesday 20 November 2018.
Weather Situation
A cold front will reach western Tasmania this evening, cross the state overnight then move to the east Wednesday morning. A complex area of low pressure will develop around Tasmania later Wednesday and early Thursday, with several low centres forming close to the state. This complex area of low pressure will consolidate to the east of Tasmania on Friday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Westerly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Wednesday 21 November
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots shifting west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then northwesterly during the afternoon. Winds becoming variable to 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of rain in the morning and the late evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.
Thursday 22 November
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the morning.
- Swell
- Westerly around 1 metre offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain.
Friday 23 November
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of rain.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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