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Tasmanian Weather

Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Monday Rain in the west, showers in the east. Cool in the west, moderate winds.

  • Tuesday Patchy showers throughout. Cold in the south. Mostly cloudy, clearing in the east.

  • Wednesday Showers, mainly in west and north. Mostly cloudy.

  • Thursday Showers in the west, mostly dry elsewhere. Strong winds in the south, cool throughout.

  • Friday Wet and windy throughout. Cold and cloudy.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 08/09 Sat 09/09 Sun 10/09

15.9°C

Flinders Island
Hottest

13.2°C

Eddystone Point

15.9°C

Bicheno

17.0°C

Friendly Beach

21.7°C

Orford

3.3°C

Mt Read
Coldest

-4.8°C

Mt Wellington

-3.3°C

Mt Wellington

-2.1°C

Butlers Gorge

-8.0°C

Liawenee

W 61km/h

Mt Hartz
Windiest

111km/h

Tasman Island

83km/h

Mt Wellington

68km/h

Mt Hartz
-

0.2mm last hr

Cape Grim
Wettest

21.2mm

Scotts Peak Dam

37.8mm

Mt Read

14.6mm

Mt Read

15.0mm

Mt Read
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
6 14 90% 10-20mm Nil - - - -
Clearing shower
7 13 90% 5-10mm Nil W 8 85 WNW 9 73
Possible shower
8 13 90% 1-5mm Nil WSW 9 76 SSW 9 73
Late shower
7 16 80% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Possible shower
7 15 90% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Possible shower
6 15 80% 1-5mm Nil NNW 3 87 NW 10 66
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