North West Coast Forecast

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:43 pm EST on Friday 29 September 2023.

Weather Situation

A high lies to the northeast of Tasmania with a ridge extending over eastern Tasmania. The weak ridge from the high will move away over the Tasman Sea on Saturday as a northerly stream develops over the state. A vigorous cold front will cross Tasmania early Sunday morning, with a high to build over the state during the evening. A northerly stream will build over Tasmania on Monday ahead of another approaching cold front for Tuesday.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Partly cloudy. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly in the late evening.

Saturday 30 September

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the far west, slight chance elsewhere. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h before dawn then tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 21.

Fire Danger - No Rating

Sun protection 9:30am to 2:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Burnie 8 19
Partly cloudy. Deloraine 6 21
Partly cloudy. Devonport 8 19
Partly cloudy. Smithton 8 20
Partly cloudy. Ulverstone 8 20
Partly cloudy. Wynyard 7 20

Sunday 1 October

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending west to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h early in the morning then tending west to southwesterly 35 to 50 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 17.

Monday 2 October

Patches of morning frost in the east. Mostly sunny day. Slight chance of a shower in the evening. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then increasing to 25 to 35 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 6 with daytime temperatures reaching between 13 and 17.

Tuesday 3 October

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds east to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h shifting west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 18.

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

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