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Tasmanian Weather

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Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Monday Rain in the north, showers in the south and east. Mild most places, cooler over highground.

  • Tuesday Showers over western coasts and higher ground. Dry in the east. Mild in the east, cool west.

  • Wednesday Warm and sunny throughout. Clouds and rain developing in the west.

  • Thursday Widespread showers, rain in the west. Mild in most places, cool over high ground.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 24/03 Sat 25/03 Sun 26/03

24.1°C

Flinders Island
Hottest

22.0°C

Launceston

24.2°C

King Island Ap

26.5°C

Ouse

33.2°C

Bushy Park

12.8°C

Ouse
Coldest

5.1°C

Mt Wellington

5.7°C

Tunnack

7.6°C

Lake Leake

-2.1°C

Liawenee

NW 59km/h

Mt Wellington
Windiest

62km/h

Cape Grim

61km/h

Mt Read

94km/h

Mt Read
-

1.4mm last hr

Cape Grim
Wettest

2.4mm

Quamby Bluff

9.6mm

Mt Read

0.4mm

Mt Wellington

1.4mm

Cape Grim
Tasmania's Records for March
Max Min Rain
Highest 38.0°C at
Campania in 2008
Lowest -0.9°C at
Mt Wellington in 1995
Highest 24.0°C at
Strahan in 1986
Lowest -6.9°C at
Liawenee in 2005
Highest 164.1mm at
Hastings in 1946

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 %
Windy with showers
16 23 90% 5-10mm Nil - - - -
Windy with showers
13 26 90% 10-20mm Nil NNE 39 72 NW 39 78
Windy with showers
15 28 80% 1-5mm Nil N 25 75 NW 35 56
Windy with showers
15 27 90% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Windy with showers
13 28 80% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Windy with showers
15 27 90% 5-10mm Nil NNE 11 83 NNW 28 67
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Weather News

Tropical Cyclone Debbie: Queenslanders preparing for worst cyclone since Yasi

10:05 EDT

As Tropical Cyclone Debbie strengthens off the coast near Townsville in north Queensland, residents are being warned to prepare for the worst storm to hit the state since Cyclone Yasi in 2011.

BOM warning as Cyclone Debbie intensifies; Queensland emergency services prepare for worst

09:45 EDT

Thousands of north Queenslanders are being evacuated as Cyclone Debbie bears down on the coast, bringing winds of up to 300 kilometres per hour and possibly a four-metre storm surge.

Cyclone Debbie forces evacuations in north Queensland communities ahead of tidal surge

01:50 EDT

Evacuations have been ordered in coastal towns and communities in the Whitsundays and Burdekin regions in north Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Debbie bears down, with authorities warning of damaging tidal surges.