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Tasmanian Weather

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Mon 11:17 EST
Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Monday Showers in west and about Bass Strait. Dry elsewhere. Cool winds.

  • Tuesday Cold winds, showers, small hail & highland snow. Wind, showers and snow easing later.

  • Wednesday Cold morning. Frost then dry day for most inland. Light showers about west and south coasts.

  • Thursday Cold morning. Frost then dry day for most inland. Light showers about west coasts.

  • Friday Cold morning. Frost then dry day for most inland. Light showers in the west.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 26/05 Sat 27/05 Sun 28/05

14.2°C

St Helens Ap
Hottest

17.1°C

Bicheno

18.4°C

Flinders Island

14.3°C

Launceston

21.8°C

Hobart Ap

0.0°C

Mt Wellington
Coldest

-2.0°C

Butlers Gorge

0.1°C

Ouse

-2.0°C

Mt Wellington

-4.6°C

Liawenee

NW 62km/h

Maatsuyker Is
Windiest

92km/h

Mt Wellington

109km/h

Devonport Ap

77km/h

Mt Wellington
-
no rain last hr Wettest

1.8mm

Targa

41.4mm

Mt Read

23.0mm

Mt Read

23.0mm

Mt Read
Tasmania's Records for May
Max Min Rain
Highest 27.4°C at
Flinders Island in 1997
Lowest -3.2°C at
Mt Wellington in 1968
Highest 17.7°C at
Grove in 2005
Lowest -10.5°C at
Liawenee in 2006
Highest 153.7mm at
Bicheno in 1969

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 %
Showers increasing
7 14 90% 5-10mm Nil - - - -
Showers
6 13 90% 20-40mm Nil W 13 81 NW 20 72
Late shower
5 12 90% 1-5mm Slight NW 13 78 WNW 18 54
Sunny
3 14 90% 1-5mm Moderate - - - -
Mostly sunny
4 14 90% 1-5mm Slight - - - -
Late shower
1 14 90% 5-10mm High NW 2 90 WNW 15 57
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