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Tasmanian Weather

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Mon 19:54 EST
Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Monday Widespread showers, snow falling at low levels. 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.

  • Friday Blustery winds with showers, wintry over highlands. Very cold feeling day throughout.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
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
-

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
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 %
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.