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Tasmanian Weather

Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Thursday Mild throughout. Light winds. Possuble showers in the west.

  • Friday Storms in central regions. Mild in the south, warm in the north.

  • Saturday Dry and mostly sunny throughout. Warm throughout.

  • Sunday Hot in the north. Cloud increasing in the west. Warm in the south. Mostly dry.

  • Monday Rain crossing most parts, with gusty SW'ly winds. Mild in the southwest, warm in the northeast.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 19/12 Tue 20/12 Wed 21/12

25.6°C

Wynyard Ap
Hottest

24.2°C

Flinders Island

22.3°C

St Helens Ap

22.8°C

Friendly Beach

31.1°C

Friendly Beach

12.5°C

Maatsuyker Is
Coldest

3.2°C

Mt Read

-1.0°C

Mt Wellington

1.0°C

Mt Wellington

-2.8°C

Mt Wellington

NNW 44km/h

Maatsuyker Is
Windiest

100km/h

Mt Wellington

122km/h

Maatsuyker Is

98km/h

Mt Wellington
-
no rain last hr Wettest

9.4mm

Mt Read

18.8mm

Mt Read

12.0mm

Mt Read

12.4mm

Mt Read
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 %
Increasing sunshine
10 21 10% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Cloudy
11 19 30% < 1mm Nil W 8 85 W 14 73
Mostly sunny
12 24 5% < 1mm Nil W 14 56 SSW 16 47
Sunny
9 21 40% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
10 21 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Sunny
9 25 40% < 1mm Nil W 5 64 NW 7 46
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