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Tasmanian Weather

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Thu 10:00 EST
Current Warnings
 

Tasmania Forecast

  • Thursday Light showers in the west and about Bass Strait. Dry in the east. Windy on highlands.

  • Friday Light showers in the west and about Bass Strait. Dry and cool in the east after chilly morning.

  • Saturday Showers in west and south increasing. Gusty colder change. Highland snow later.

  • Sunday Showers and brisk winds easing. Dry in most of the north. Cool day.

  • Monday Light showers in west, far sth & about Bass Strait. Dry elsewhere. Cool day.

Tas Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 17/09 Tue 18/09 Wed 19/09

16.7°C

Hobart East
Avg: Rec:
- -
Hottest

17.6°C

Bushy Park
Avg: Rec:

22.7°C

Friendly Beach
Avg: Rec:

16.1°C

Friendly Beach
Avg: Rec:

22.7°C

Friendly Beach
Avg: Rec:

2.3°C

Mt Read
Avg: Rec:
Coldest

0.4°C

Mt Wellington
Avg: Rec:

-2.7°C

Mt Wellington
Avg: Rec:

-4.4°C

Fingal
Avg: Rec:

-7.5°C

Liawenee
Avg: Rec:

59km/h

Maatsuyker Is
Windiest

105km/h

Mt Wellington

103km/h

Mt Wellington

90km/h

Maatsuyker Is
-
no rain last hr Wettest

18.0mm

Mt Read
Avg: Rec:

24.6mm

Strahan Ap
Avg: Rec:

21.6mm

Mt Read
Avg: Rec:

22.0mm

Mt Read
Avg: Rec:
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 %
Mostly sunny
4 15 5% < 1mm Slight - - - -
Showers increasing
6 14 90% 1-5mm Nil NW 18 82 WNW 25 77
Mostly sunny
4 16 5% < 1mm Slight WNW 20 59 WNW 24 53
Frost then sunny
2 16 5% < 1mm Moderate - - - -
Mostly sunny
2 17 5% < 1mm Moderate - - - -
Frost then sunny
1 17 10% < 1mm High NW 7 52 NW 20 44
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Weather News

Storms strike Kimberley amid heightened fire danger

15:22 EST

Dry season showers and thunderstorms are bringing some of the most notable rain in about five months to parts of WA and the NT, but also raising the threat of fires.

Embattled dairy farmer's social post gets supermarkets to implement 10-cent drought levy on milk

13:24 EST

Woolworths has responded to calls from the dairy industry by announcing it will increase the price of its milk by 10 cents a litre as part of a new special drought relief milk range.

Frosty morning in southeastern Australia

12:52 EST

Parts of Victoria and Tasmania registered their lowest September temperatures in several years this morning as widespread frost affected southeastern Australia.