View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Saturday 2 May 2026.
Weather Situation
A cold front will approach Tasmania overnight from the west and cross the state on Sunday, with an associated low to pass to the north during Monday. A narrow ridge is expected to extend over western Tasmania during Tuesday, ahead of another cold front to cross western Tasmania late Wednesday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Sunday 3 May
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Monday 4 May
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Tuesday 5 May
- Winds
- West to northwesterly below 10 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending northwest to southwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 6 May
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Becoming cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EST Sunday.
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