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Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Sunday Showers in the south & east, mostly dry elsewhere. Warm in the northeast, mild-cool in the west.

  • Monday Showers in the west, dry elsewhere. Warm in the west, very warm in the east.

  • Tuesday Patchy light rain and gusty winds. Hot throughout.

  • Wednesday Showers clearing in the afternoon. Mild in northeast grading cool in southwest.

  • Thursday Dry with clear skies throughout. Mild in northeast grading cool in southwest.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 12/01 Fri 13/01 Sat 14/01

20.0°C

Friendly Beach
Hottest

28.1°C

Ross

28.6°C

Dunalley

26.0°C

Swansea

34.7°C

Friendly Beach

4.6°C

Mt Read
Coldest

5.4°C

Mt Wellington

3.1°C

Mt Wellington

1.0°C

Mt Wellington

1.0°C

Mt Wellington

NW 77km/h

Maatsuyker Is
Windiest

96km/h

Mt Read

146km/h

Maatsuyker Is

125km/h

Maatsuyker Is
-
no rain last hr Wettest

14.4mm

Marrawah

68.0mm

Mt Read

17.0mm

Mt Read

17.0mm

Mt Read
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
13 21 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Showers increasing
11 18 80% 1-5mm Nil W 21 71 WNW 25 65
Mostly sunny
11 22 5% < 1mm Nil WNW 23 51 WNW 27 45
Sunny
10 23 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
9 25 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
8 24 5% < 1mm Nil WNW 10 62 WNW 19 42
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Weather News

Tennant Creek deluged with 'one-in-50-year' flood

09:47 EDT

The normally dry town of Tennant Creek experienced a deluge on Friday night in what meteorologists said was a one-in-50-year flood.

Queensland weather: Cool change on the way after five-day heatwave

09:09 EDT

A cool change will today bring Queenslanders some relief from a five-day heatwave that saw temperatures soar across the state, but the weather bureau says it will not last for long.

Queensland weather: South-east residents swelter as heatwave continues

00:32 EDT

Much of south-east Queensland is sweltering as residents endure another day of heatwave conditions.