View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:30 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
Fine and cool with mostly light winds.
Tuesday 7 May
Fine apart from morning fog patches and isolated light showers about the north. Cool to cold at first, with patchy frost, then a cool to mild day. Mainly light to moderate north to northeasterly winds.
Wednesday 8 May
Fine and mostly sunny with early fog patches. Cold and possibly frosty at first, then a cool to mild day. Light to moderate northerly winds.
Thursday 9 May
Scattered showers developing about the south and east during the morning, otherwise fine and partly cloudy. A cool start followed by a mild day. Light to moderate north northwesterly winds, with a south to southeasterly change about the east and south during the day.
Friday 10 May
Mainly fine and partly cloudy. A cool start followed by a mild to locally warm day, with light to moderate north to northeasterly winds.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Tuesday.
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