View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Tuesday 22 October 2019.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over Tasmania. A weak cold front passes the south of the state during Wednesday morning, with a trough moving up the east coast during the day while another high centre moves over the southwest of the state. Warm northerly winds freshen during Thursday as the high remains in the Tasman Sea, with a trough and cold front crossing the Bight. The trough and cold front will cross Tasmania during Friday morning and early afternoon, shifting winds west to northwesterly. Winds shift west to southwesterly on Saturday in the early afternoon as a trough crosses the state and a new high enters the Bight.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Wednesday 23 October
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 24 October
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 25 October
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots turning northwesterly during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Saturday 26 October
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Please be awareWind forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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