View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Thursday 13 December 2018.
Weather Situation
An intense and broad area of low pressure lies over southeastern Australia with an associated trough extending northwards over the mainland and southwards over western Tasmania. A ridge of high pressure lies to the south of this, linked to highs over the Bight and near New Zealand. A moist easterly flow over Tasmania will continue as the low weakens on Friday and moves over New South Wales then southwards over the weekend. This will extend a rain band over Tasmania on Saturday, with locally heavy falls about the north, and rain will continue on Sunday as the low moves south of the state. A westerly change is forecast during the afternoon, with the stream tending southerly on Monday as the low moves away to the southeast.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 14 December
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the morning then northeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 15 December
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain.
Sunday 16 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly during the day then becoming variable below 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Monday 17 December
- Winds
- North to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly during the morning then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Friday.
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