Midlands Forecast

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:32 pm EST on Monday 6 May 2013.

Weather Situation

A high centred just to the east of Tasmania will move slowly northeastwards during the next couple of days, directing a relatively mild northerly airflow over Tasmania, A weakening cold front will approach from the southwest later on Wednesday, then move across the south and east of the state on Thursday. The front should then dissipate in the evening as a new high builds to the south and an intense low moves across waters south of Western Australia. This high is forecast to continue to strengthen and move over the southern Tasman Sea on Friday as a cold front moves into the western Bight region.

Forecast for the rest of Monday

Clear. Light winds.

Tuesday 7 May

Partly cloudy. Areas of frost early in the morning, mainly in the south. Patchy fog early in the morning. Winds north to northwesterly and light increasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and 1 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching around 15.

No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Campbell Town 0 16
Mostly sunny. Oatlands -1 15
Partly cloudy. Ross 0 16

Wednesday 8 May

Patchy fog in the south early in the morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds north to northwesterly and light increasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to around 4 with daytime temperatures reaching around 17.

Thursday 9 May

Cloudy. Isolated showers from midday. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 6 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 19.

Friday 10 May

Partly cloudy. Winds north to northeasterly and light tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 20.

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

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