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Tasmanian Weather

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Sun 16:05 EST
Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Sunday Gusty showers, mainly west with chance storms. Cooler. Late snow likely over alpine areas.

  • Monday Widespread showers, snow over highlands . Windy, particularly western and elevated areas.

  • Tuesday Showers, falling as snow about higher ground. Powerful and cold westerlies.

  • Wednesday Showers, falling as snow about higher ground. Winds easing.

  • Thursday Cold and windy with showers. Partly cloudy and just chance showers in east.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 31/08 Fri 01/09 Sat 02/09

12.6°C

Hobart Ap
Hottest

13.9°C

Launceston

16.2°C

Strahan Ap

20.0°C

Scotts Peak Dam

22.0°C

Flinders Island

0.2°C

Mt Wellington
Coldest

-8.0°C

Liawenee

-4.6°C

Lake St Clair

1.9°C

Maydena

-8.0°C

Liawenee

W 77km/h

Cape Grim
Windiest

55km/h

Cape Grim

66km/h

Tasman Island

96km/h

Mt Read
-

0.4mm last hr

Cape Grim
Wettest

1.0mm

Loongana

17.8mm

Erriba

20.0mm

Loongana

14.4mm

Sheffield
Tasmania's Records for September
Max Min Rain
Highest 31.1°C at
Hobart Ap in 1987
Lowest -5.0°C at
Mt Wellington in 1995
Highest 19.0°C at
Risdon in 1973
Lowest -10.7°C at
Shannon Hec in 1983
Highest 188.0mm at
Port Arthur in 2005

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
4 11 70% 1-5mm Slight - - - -
Showers
3 9 90% 20-40mm Moderate WNW 33 81 WNW 32 67
Possible shower
5 11 70% < 1mm Slight NW 28 58 WNW 29 44
Windy with showers
4 12 80% < 1mm Slight - - - -
Possible shower
4 13 70% < 1mm Slight - - - -
Windy with showers
3 11 80% 1-5mm Moderate NW 20 75 NW 24 53
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Weather News

Blizzards developing on Australian Alps as we enter season's snowiest week

14:14 EST

Wind is howling as we enter what should be the snowiest week of the year with 70-120 centimetres of fresh snow due to fall across the main resorts.

Spring storms strike NSW

12:58 EST

The first spring storms have formed over NSW, a sign of things to come.

Amazing snowfalls on the way

15:54 EST

This coming week should see a snow event similar to the best we've seen this season.