View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Friday 23 June 2017.
Weather Situation
A cold front is crossing the state in this afternoon and evening, bringing a cold southwesterly flow in its wake. The flow will tend west to northwesterly on Saturday before strengthening on Sunday ahead of another front which will cross Tasmania later in the day. A southwesterly flow will slowly ease on Monday as a high moves to the north of Tasmania. The flow will tend northwesterly and strengthen on Tuesday as another cold front approaches Tasmania late Tuesday evening.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Small Craft Alert for Friday for South West Lakes
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Possible hail.
Saturday 24 June
Small Craft Alert for Saturday for South West Lakes
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Winds may reach up to 25 knots early in the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Sunday 25 June
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning west to southwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers.
Monday 26 June
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Tuesday 27 June
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly below 10 knots during the evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Saturday.
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