View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:31 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
Mostly clear. Light winds.
Tuesday 7 May
Partly cloudy. The chance of a light afternoon shower about higher ground in the north. Patchy frost and fog early in the morning, mainly inland. Winds northeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between zero and 5 with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 17.
No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
7 day Town Forecasts
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Strahan | 4 | 19 |
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Melaleuca | 5 | 17 |
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Queenstown | 3 | 17 |
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Rosebery | 4 | 17 |
Wednesday 8 May
Mostly sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 19.
Thursday 9 May
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the south from the morning until late afternoon. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to northwesterly during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 20.
Friday 10 May
Partly cloudy. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 20.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:40 am EST Tuesday.
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