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Tasmanian Weather

Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Thursday Warm ahead of weak cooler change. Cloudier. Isolated showers and the odd storm developing.

  • Friday Showers & a few storms in north, central & east. Gewnerally dry in west. Mild-to-warm.

  • Saturday Warm ahead of cooler change. Cloud increasing. Showers and a few storms, mainly west.

  • Sunday Cool to mild with light winds. Showers and storms, heaviest in the west.

  • Monday Cool with showers increasing in the west. Mild and dry for the west.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 05/02 Tue 06/02 Wed 07/02

26.9°C

Smithton Ap
Hottest

27.8°C

Launceston

30.6°C

Bushy Park

33.0°C

Scotts Peak Dam

33.0°C

Scotts Peak Dam

11.5°C

Mt Wellington
Coldest

3.2°C

Lake St Clair

6.0°C

Liawenee

9.7°C

Butlers Gorge

-1.4°C

Liawenee

NW 38km/h

Maatsuyker Is
Windiest

51km/h

Cape Grim

64km/h

Cape Grim

77km/h

Cape Grim
-

0.2mm last hr

Hobart East
Wettest

44.2mm

Hummocky Hills

4.2mm

Bothwell

3.0mm

Maatsuyker Is

3.4mm

Tasman Island
Tasmania's Records for February
Max Min Rain
Highest 40.1°C at
Hobart in 1899
Lowest -2.7°C at
Mt Wellington in 1994
Highest 27.3°C at
Strahan in 1982
Lowest -7.4°C at
Mt Wellington in 1994
Highest 162.6mm at
Mt Read in 2014

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 %
Clearing shower
18 26 40% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Possible shower
16 23 50% < 1mm Nil ESE 8 84 WSW 15 73
Showers easing
18 24 80% 1-5mm Nil W 8 76 SSE 13 65
Possible shower
19 25 90% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Possible shower
17 24 80% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Possible shower
17 28 90% < 1mm Nil SSE 6 84 WSW 8 57
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Weather News

Tasmania's 'rain man' honoured for 50 years of weather records 'off the cuff'

12:31 EDT

You could say Peter Jones is Tasmanian's very own rain man, with a respected track record of recording precipitation in the state for more than 50 years.

Queensland weather: BOM warns heatwave to hit this weekend with 'no relief in sight'

12:27 EDT

A severe to extreme heatwave is on its way for many parts of Queensland this weekend, and the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is warning residents to prepare.

Wet season storms highlight communications weakness on Tiwi Islands

18:27 EDT

On the Tiwi Islands, around two hours ferry-ride north of Darwin, 2,000 mainly Aboriginal residents spent three days this week with limited access to fuel, internet, or phones after a Telstra tower was damaged.