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Launceston Weather


Launceston Forecast

Today 26°C
Tonight 13°C
windy

Now

19.8°C rising
Updated at 10:30 EDT

Central North for Tuesday Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower near the coast this evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h becoming NW 35 to 50 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s. High.

Currently at Launceston

24-hour graph
Temperature 19.8°C rising
Dew Point 13.7°C falling
Feels Like 19.8°C
Relative Humidity 68%
Wind icon
NNW 3km/h steady
Wind Gusts 6km/h
Pressure -
Fire Danger 2.5
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Tue

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Sunrise sunrise
05:32 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:40 EDT

Nearby Now

Launceston Ap 19.3°C
Cressy 20.1°C
Scottsdale 20.3°C
Low Head 17.9°C

Next 12 hours in Launceston

48-hour forecast

12pm

Cloudy
24°C

3pm

Cloudy
26°C

6pm

Mostly cloudy
23°C

9pm

Mostly cloudy
21°C

Central North Weather Warnings

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Tas - Tue 10:12 EDT
Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for King and Furneaux islands, North East, East Coast, North West Coast and Central North

Tas - Tue 10:00 EDT
Strong Wind Warning for all coastal and inshore waters. Small Craft Alert for Central Plateau Lakes and South West Lakes

Tas - Tue 04:51 EDT
Fire Weather Warning for the East Coast and South East

National Forecast

Launceston 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Tue
Dec 13
Wed
Dec 14
Thu
Dec 15
Fri
Dec 16
Sat
Dec 17
Sun
Dec 18
Mon
Dec 19

Windy

Mostly sunny

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny
Maximum 26°C 19°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 22°C
Minimum 13°C 13°C 8°C 9°C 11°C 8°C 9°C
Chance of Rain 20% 5% 10% 60% 30% 5% 60%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Very High Very High Very High Extreme Very High
Frost Risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 7
km/h
20
km/h
29
km/h
31
km/h
8
km/h
10
km/h
10
km/h
15
km/h
13
km/h
22
km/h
12
km/h
10
km/h
10
km/h
18
km/h
Wind Direction N 7km/h
N
NNW 20km/h
NNW
W 29km/h
W
W 31km/h
W
WNW 8km/h
WNW
WNW 10km/h
WNW
NNE 10km/h
NNE
N 15km/h
N
W 13km/h
W
W 22km/h
W
W 12km/h
W
WNW 10km/h
WNW
N 10km/h
N
N 18km/h
N
Relative Humidity 69% 50% 50% 39% 56% 43% 67% 52% 68% 41% 57% 40% 65% 47%
Dew Point 14°C 15°C 5°C 5°C 5°C 9°C 9°C 12°C 10°C 7°C 5°C 7°C 9°C 11°C

Launceston Sun & Moon Times

Tuesday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
first light
04:58 EDT
sunrise
05:32 EDT
sunset
20:40 EDT
last light
21:14 EDT
moon
rise
Tue 19:34 EDT
set
Wed 05:46 EDT
moon
Wed
Dec 14
moon
Wed
Dec 21
moon
Thu
Dec 29
moon
Fri
Jan 6

Launceston Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Tue
Dec 13
12°C - -
Mon
Dec 12
12.8°C 20°C 0.0mm
Sun
Dec 11
7.0°C 21.7°C 0.0mm
Sat
Dec 10
6.1°C 22.1°C 0.0mm
Fri
Dec 9
8.5°C 19.4°C 10.2mm

Launceston Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Dec
678.3mm
129.1 Day(s)
Total For 2016
945.0mm
141 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2015
460.6mm
106 Day(s)
Wettest Day
88.0mm
Jan 29
Lowest Temperature
-2.0°C
Jun 25
Highest Temperature
33.5°C
Jan 1

Launceston Almanac

full climatology
December Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
6.1°C
10th
Lowest On Record
2.0°C
12th 1995
Average This Month
10.2°C
-0.5°C
Long-term Average
10.7°C
December Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
24.5°C
4th
Highest On Record
33.8°C
6th 1994
Average This Month
21.2°C
-1.3°C
Long-term Average
22.5°C
December Rainfall
Wettest This Month
12.2mm
5th
Total This Month
29.8mm
3 Day(s)
Long-term Average
46.5mm
8.7 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
145.1mm
1985
Driest On Record
6.1mm
1983
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Weather News

Widespread heat fuels fire danger

10:08 EDT

Hot and windy conditions will cause severe fire danger across multiple states today, as people flock to pools and beaches for relief.

Renewable energy mix played role in SA blackout, third AEMO report confirms

00:01 EDT

South Australia's renewables-heavy power mix was a factor in the statewide blackout in September, a new report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has confirmed.

Australia's cherry season predicted to be expensive after unseasonably cold weather

18:04 EDT

Cherries from farms in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia will be the "most expensive ever grown in history", says the president of the Cherry Growers Association of Australia.