Daily Weather Bulletin - Tasmania
Bureau of Meteorology - Tasmania/Antarctica Regional Office
1500 (3pm) on Saturday, 18 April 2026
(Produced 15:30 on Saturday, 18 April 2026)
| STATIONS | C L D 8 ths |
WIND | WEATHER | TEMP (C) | RAIN mm |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dir spd km/h |
d r y |
d e w |
6h m a x |
9am m i n |
6 h | |||
| NORTHERN | ||||||||
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 4 | SSW 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 11 | ||
| Cressy | S 15 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Devonport | NW 19 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Launceston | S 13 | 17 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| Launceston AP | S 17 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | |||
| Low Head | WNW 20 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 8 | |||
| Luncheon Hill | S 22 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 7 | |||
| Scottsdale | S 13 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Sheffield | NW 6 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Smithton | SSW 20 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 9 | |||
| Wynyard AP | SSW 17 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 7 | |||
| EAST COAST | ||||||||
| Eddystone | S 22 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 7 | |||
| Fingal Forestry | WSW 20 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | |||
| Friendly Beach | S 26 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |||
| Maria Island | SW 50 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 9 | |||
| St Helens AP | S 17 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Swan Island | NNE 9 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 8 | |||
| MIDLANDS | ||||||||
| Tunnack | SSW 20 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |||
| SOUTH EAST | ||||||||
| Campania | S 24 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 10 | |||
| Cape Bruny AWS | WSW 32 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |||
| Grove | SSW 13 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 8 | |||
| Hartz Mountains | SW 30 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Hobart | S 24 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |||
| Hobart AP | 4 | SW 30 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 9 | ||
| Mt Wellington | WSW 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | ||
| Tasman Island | SSW 37 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | |||
| Warra | SW 13 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |||
| DERWENT VALLEY | ||||||||
| Bushy Park | S 15 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0.2 | ||
| Maydena | ||||||||
| Ouse | WSW 17 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 9 | |||
| CENTRAL PLATEAU | ||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | WSW 11 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |||
| Liawenee | SW 22 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| WEST COAST | ||||||||
| Maatsuyker Is | 10 | 4 | ||||||
| Mount Read | S 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Scotts Peak | WSW 15 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |||
| Strahan AP | 8 | SSE 11 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0.2 | |
| BASS STRAIT ISLANDS | ||||||||
| Flinders Island | SSW 15 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |||
| King Is AP | 7 | SW 20 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 11 | ||
| MACQUARIE ISLAND | ||||||||
| Macquarie Is | 6 | SSE 57 | Distant precip. | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Tce |
The observed parameters are, in order:
CLOUD - cloud amount in Octas, 0 octas indicating clear sky conditions and
8 octas overcast conditions. '#' indicates sky obscured.
WIND - wind direction at 10 metres is reported in 16 points of the compass,
indicating the direction from which the wind is blowing. Wind speed is given
in kilometres per hour.
DRY - Screen temperature at 1.2 metres in degrees Celsius.
DEW - Dewpoint temperature at 1.2 metres in degrees Celsius.
MAX - Maximum temperature over the previous 6 hours.
MIN - Minimum temperature for the previous 24 hours (reported at 9am only).
RAIN - Rainfall in millimetres (mm) over the previous 6 hours. Rainfall above
1mm is reported in whole millimetres, while rainfall below 1mm is reported to
the nearest 0.2mm. Rainfall amounts below 0.1mm are indicated by "Trace".
Rainfall totals for periods greater than 24 hours are indicated with a "/n"
where 'n' is the period in days.
In station names 'AWS' means 'Automatic Weather Station', and 'AP' means 'Airport'.
Product Code: IDT60028