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Tasmanian Weather

Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Thursday Isolated showers in the east, mainly inland. Dry west & south. Mild gentle winds. Sea breeezes.

  • Friday Generally dry and sunny. Warmer northeast winds. The odd shower in the east, mainly inland.

  • Saturday Hotter, gusty northerly winds developing. The odd shower later about Central Plateau.

  • Sunday Cool, gusty westerly winds. Showers, mainly in the west and south.

  • Monday Light showers in west and far south clearing. Dry and mild elsewhere. Gusty winds easing.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 02/01 Tue 03/01 Wed 04/01

27.9°C

Ouse
Hottest

26.6°C

Launceston

24.9°C

Cressy

27.1°C

Ouse

27.9°C

Ouse

11.9°C

Mt Wellington
Coldest

2.9°C

Mt Wellington

3.8°C

Mt Wellington

6.0°C

Liawenee

2.9°C

Mt Wellington

S 40km/h

Cape Sorell
Windiest

77km/h

Cape Grim

57km/h

Cape Grim

61km/h

Cape Grim
-
no rain last hr Wettest

27.2mm

Mount Dromedary

16.4mm

Hummocky Hills

0.2mm

Eddystone Point

0.4mm

St Helens Ap
Tasmania's Records for January
Max Min Rain
Highest 42.2°C at
Scamander in 2009
Lowest 2.1°C at
Mt Wellington in 2009
Highest 25.6°C at
Risdon in 1962
Lowest -4.0°C at
Liawenee in 2000
Highest 265.0mm at
Scamander in 2011

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
15 22 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
13 23 5% < 1mm Nil S 11 78 SSW 26 60
Possible shower
14 21 50% < 1mm Nil SSW 7 68 SSE 19 63
Late shower
13 22 60% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Late shower
12 21 50% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Late shower
12 27 60% < 1mm Nil SE 6 72 NNE 8 51
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Weather News

Body found in search for good Samaritan swept away in far north Queensland floodwaters

14:22 EDT

The body of a good Samaritan who was washed off a bridge in far north Queensland has been found.

Search resumes for good Samaritan swept away in floodwaters in far north Queensland

13:48 EDT

Family and friends of a far north Queensland man who went missing in floodwaters after trying to warn motorists of the rising water last night have joined the search to find him.

North, central Queensland passenger rail down after heavy rain

13:19 EDT

There are major disruptions for rail passengers in central Queensland after large sections of the track were damaged following days of torrential rain.