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Tasmanian Weather

Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Tuesday Scattered showers throughout. Mild with light winds.

  • Wednesday Afternoon thundery showers. Southerly winds increasing.

  • Thursday Westerly winds increasing. Mild-to-warm and mostly sunny.

  • Friday Brisk westerly winds, strongest in the south. Showers, mainly in the west. Cooler throughout.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sat 26/11 Sun 27/11 Mon 28/11

17.8°C

Launceston
Hottest

22.7°C

Bicheno

24.6°C

Ross

21.7°C

Launceston Ap

29.6°C

Hobart

4.0°C

Mt Wellington
Coldest

2.5°C

Mt Read

1.4°C

Mt Wellington

1.0°C

Mt Wellington

-2.1°C

Liawenee

ESE 31km/h

Swan Island
Windiest

96km/h

Mt Wellington

72km/h

Maatsuyker Is

68km/h

Maatsuyker Is
-
no rain last hr Wettest

17.2mm

Mt Read

3.4mm

Zeehan

8.0mm

Swansea

9.2mm

St Helens Ap
Tasmania's Records for November
Max Min Rain
Highest 38.5°C at
Hobart Ap in 1966
Lowest -1.7°C at
Mt Wellington in 1963
Highest 20.6°C at
Maydena in 1969
Lowest -6.8°C at
Liawenee in 2008
Highest 125.0mm at
Hastings in 1953

Tasmania Weather Forecasts

Station
(ungroup by district)
Forecast Min Max Chance of rain Rain amount Frost risk 9am 3pm
Wind RH Wind RH
°C °C km/h % km/h %
Mostly sunny
9 19 70% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
8 18 50% < 1mm Nil SSE 5 72 WSW 13 66
Mostly sunny
10 18 50% < 1mm Nil SSW 5 60 ESE 17 59
Possible shower
11 17 80% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Possible shower
10 17 50% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Possible shower
12 21 80% < 1mm Nil SE 10 70 NNE 10 65
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Weather News

Queensland farmer weathers the storm, literally and financially, during bad weather

09:54 EDT

A Queensland lettuce farmer says having two properties to grow his lettuce on helps to offset the risks of the summer storm season.

Summer opening with a heatwave

17:12 EDT

Summer will turn up right on time for parts of Australia's eastern inland, with a heatwave forecast for some areas in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Eastern storms continue

12:21 EDT

Severe thunderstorms will continue to affect parts of Queensland and New South Wales at the beginning of this week.