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Fri 10:14 EDT
Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Friday Brisk winds easing. Showers in west & sth easing. Light showers in centre clearing. Dry elsewhere.

  • Saturday Showers in west and south, mainly light. The odd shower inland. Dry in northeast.

  • Sunday Light showers in west and south clearing. Dry elsewhere. Wind becoming lighter.

  • Monday The odd light shower in the south. Mostly sunny. Gentle winds.

  • Tuesday Warm in the north, mild in the south. Northerly winds increasing.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 06/12 Wed 07/12 Thu 08/12

18.4°C

St Helens Ap
Hottest

23.1°C

Launceston

24.8°C

Hobart

24.8°C

Dover

26.8°C

Bushy Park

0.6°C

Mt Wellington
Coldest

2.8°C

Mt Read

4.9°C

Mt Wellington

-2.0°C

Mt Wellington

-2.0°C

Mt Wellington

WSW 66km/h

Mt Wellington
Windiest

74km/h

Mt Wellington

103km/h

Mt Read

122km/h

Mt Wellington
-
no rain last hr Wettest

10.0mm

Mt Read

36.4mm

Barrington

17.0mm

Maatsuyker Is

36.0mm

Scottsdale
Tasmania's Records for December
Max Min Rain
Highest 40.6°C at
Hobart in 1897
Lowest -0.1°C at
Mt Wellington in 1964
Highest 23.9°C at
Hobart in 1920
Lowest -5.0°C at
Mount Barrow in 1969
Highest 202.0mm at
Mt Wellington in 1995

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
8 18 10% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Showers
8 14 90% 1-5mm Nil SW 35 66 SW 34 60
Clearing shower
8 15 20% < 1mm Nil WSW 36 53 WSW 38 43
Mostly sunny
9 18 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
8 16 20% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
8 18 5% < 1mm Nil SW 25 52 SW 24 42
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