Tasmanian Weather
Tasmania Forecast
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Monday Widespread showers, snow falling at low levels. Windy, particularly western and elevated areas.
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Tuesday Showers, falling as snow about higher ground. Powerful and cold westerlies.
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Wednesday Showers, falling as snow about higher ground. Winds easing.
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Thursday Cold and windy with showers. Partly cloudy and just chance showers in east.
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Friday Blustery winds with showers, wintry over highlands. Very cold feeling day throughout.
Tas Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Fri 01/09 | Sat 02/09 | Sun 03/09 | |||
7.7°C Swan Island |
Hottest |
16.2°C Strahan Ap |
20.2°C Scotts Peak Dam |
22.0°C Flinders Island |
22.0°C Flinders Island |
-5.3°C Mt Wellington |
Coldest |
-4.6°C Lake St Clair |
1.9°C Maydena |
-3.8°C Mt Wellington |
-8.0°C Liawenee |
W 53km/h Cape Sorell |
Windiest |
66km/h Tasman Island |
96km/h Mt Read |
118km/h Cape Grim |
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0.6mm last hr Cape Grim |
Wettest |
17.8mm Erriba |
20.0mm Loongana |
30.2mm South Queenstown |
23.0mm Lake St Clair |
Tasmania's Records for September | |||
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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
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Station (ungroup by district) |
Forecast | Min | Max | Chance of rain | Rain amount | Frost risk | 9am | 3pm | |||
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Wind | RH | Wind | RH | ||||||||
°C | °C | km/h | % | km/h | % | ||||||
Possible shower |
4 | 11 | 60% | 1-5mm | Slight | - | - | - | - | ||
Showers |
3 | 9 | 90% | 20-40mm | Moderate | WNW 30 | 84 | WNW 27 | 69 | ||
Clearing shower |
5 | 11 | 50% | < 1mm | Slight | NW 26 | 57 | WNW 28 | 44 | ||
Mostly sunny |
4 | 12 | 70% | < 1mm | Slight | - | - | - | - | ||
Sunny |
4 | 13 | 50% | < 1mm | Slight | - | - | - | - | ||
Mostly sunny |
3 | 11 | 70% | 1-5mm | Moderate | NW 19 | 77 | NW 24 | 52 |
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Weather News
Police praise Tasmanian pair rescued after emergency satellite message
16:59 EST
A mother and son stranded by rain and snow near Lake McKenzie in Tasmania's north have been rescued after calling for help by satellite messages.
Climate change increasing the intensity and impact of extreme weather, BOM tells emergency managers
16:45 EST
Cyclones are expected to be less likely in the future due to climate change, though the intensity and impact of extreme weather will be greater, according to a senior climatologist with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).
Snowiest week of the year cranking up
14:12 EST
The snowiest week of the year has begun with 70-110cm of fresh snow due to fall across the main resorts, taking the natural snow depth to not only a season high but the highest in several years.
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