Weather
Tasmania
Fri 9:00 am EDT
Bright cloud over western TAS with a low pressure trough and cold front is causing showers, heaviest in the northwest corner. Cloud will increase in the east, bringing showers as the front moves across the state.
Coastal wind warning
Issued at 05:01AM on Friday 20 March 2015
Gale Warning for the SE and SW Coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Lower East and Central West Coasts.
State Centres Forecast
HobartPossible shower |
11 - 18 |
 |
LauncestonMostly sunny |
10 - 20 |
 |
Four Day Outlook
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showers in west and far south, clearing in evening. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Brisk west-southwest winds. | Early fog patches then increasingly sunny. Early drizzle on east & north coasts. Light winds. | Early fog patches then mostly sunny. Warm gusty northerly winds. Late showers in north. | Windy with showers, heaviest in north and west. Becoming cooler with chance of late snow on ranges. |
Yesterday's Temperature
| Minimum: | Mt Read, TAS | 2.0°C |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum: | Flinders Is, TAS | 16.7°C |
Coastal Waters
Banks Strait
Monday: North to northwesterly 5/15 knots tending west to northwesterly during the afternoon then north to northwesterly by early evening.<p>Tuesday: Northerly 10/20 knots tending northwesterly 15/25 knots during the afternoon. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 1.0 m
Central North
Monday: North to northwesterly 5/15 knots tending north to northeasterly by early evening.<p>Tuesday: North to northwesterly 10/20 knots tending west to northwesterly 15/25 knots by early evening. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 1.0 m
Central West
Monday: Northerly 15/25 knots increasing to 20/30 knots by early evening.<p>Tuesday: North to northwesterly 20/30 knots tending west to southwesterly 10/20 knots during the afternoon. Sea: Up to 3.0 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m
Derwent Estuary
North to northwesterly 5/10 knots becoming northerly 10/15 knots by early evening. Sea: Up to 0.5 m
Far Northwest
Monday: Northerly 10/20 knots tending north to northeasterly 15/25 knots by early evening.<p>Tuesday: Northerly 15/25 knots tending north to northwesterly 20/30 knots during the morning then west to southwesterly 15/25 knots early afternoon. Sea: Up to 3.0 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m
Hobart Waters
North to northwesterly 5/10 knots becoming northerly 10/15 knots during the afternoon. Sea: Up to 1.0 m
Inland Waters
Variable to 10 knots.
Lower East
Monday: Northeasterly 5/15 knots tending north to northeasterly 10/20 knots by early evening.<p>Tuesday: Northerly 20/25 knots tending north to northwesterly 15/20 knots by early evening. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 2.0 m
Northeast
Monday: West to northwesterly 5/15 knots tending north to northwesterly by early evening.<p>Tuesday: North to northwesterly 10/20 knots. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 1.5 m
Southeast
Monday: North to northeasterly 5/15 knots increasing to 10/20 knots during the afternoon then becoming northerly 15/25 knots later in the evening.<p>Tuesday: Northerly 15/25 knots tending north to northwesterly early morning then west to southwesterly later in the evening. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m
Southwest
Monday: North to northeasterly 10/20 knots becoming northerly 15/25 knots later in the evening.<p>Tuesday: Northerly 15/25 knots, reaching 30 knots at times, tending west to northwesterly 15/25 knots during the afternoon then tending northwest to southwesterly by early evening. Sea: Up to 3.0 m Swell: Up to 4.0 m
Upper East
Monday: North to northwesterly 5/15 knots tending north to northeasterly during the afternoon then becoming northerly 10/20 knots by early evening.<p>Tuesday: North to northwesterly 10/20 knots. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 2.0 m
