Weather

Satellite image. TAS Mon 3:00 pm EDT

Tasmania

Mon 3:00 pm EDT

Cloud is thickening across the west coast of TAS due to an approaching cold front, causing showers to increase. Patchy cloud ahead of this front is being generated by fresh westerly winds, but is not generating any rain.

Coastal wind warning

Issued at 11:01AM on Monday 6 February 2012

Gale Warning for South West Coast. Strong Wind Warning for remaining coastal waters and South West Lakes

State Centres Forecast

Hobart

Possible shower

13 - 17

Possible shower

Launceston

Mostly sunny

12 - 23

Mostly sunny

Four Day Outlook

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Showers/storms, mainly in the west and south. Strong northwesterly winds easing later. Cloudy. Isolated showers, mainly south. Cool southwesterly winds easing. Cloudy. Light showers in the south and east. Becoming sunnier in north and west. Cloudy. Isolated showers, mainly east and inland. Mild southeasterly winds.

Yesterday's Temperature

Minimum: Mt Read, TAS 2.0°C
Maximum: Scamander, TAS 24.0°C

Coastal Waters

Banks Strait

Monday: Westerly 20/30 knots decreasing to 15/25 knots later in the evening.<p>Tuesday: Westerly 15/20 knots decreasing to 10/15 knots by early evening then tending west to southwesterly up to 10 knots later in the evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Central North

Monday: Northwest to westerly 15/25 knots increasing to 20/30 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to westerly 15/25 knots later in the evening.<p>Tuesday: Westerly 15/20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10/15 knots later in the evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 1.5 m

Central West

Monday: Northwesterly 20/30 knots turning westerly 15/25 knots in the late afternoon.<p>Tuesday: Westerly 15/20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10/15 knots during the morning then south to southwesterly up to 10 knots later in the evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.0 m

Derwent Estuary

Monday: West to northwesterly 10/20 knots.<p>Tuesday: West to northwesterly 10/15 knots tending west to southwesterly about 10 knots around midday then southeast to southwesterly 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 0.5 m  

Far Northwest

Monday: Westerly 20/30 knots decreasing to 15/25 knots in the late afternoon or early evening.<p>Tuesday: West to southwesterly 15/20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10/15 knots by early evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.0 m

Hobart Waters

Monday: West to northwesterly 15/20 knots decreasing to 10/15 knots later in the evening.<p>Tuesday: Southwesterly 10/20 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  

Inland Waters

Variable to 10 knots.    

Lower East

Monday: West to northwesterly 15/20 knots tending northerly in the early afternoon then tending west to northwesterly in the evening.<p>Tuesday: West to southwesterly 10/15 knots tending south to southwesterly during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 1.5 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m

Northeast

Monday: Westerly 15/25 knots increasing to 20/30 knots by early afternoon.<p>Tuesday: Westerly 15/20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10/15 knots during the afternoon.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m

Southeast

Monday: West to northwesterly 20/30 knots, lighter at times inshore.<p>Tuesday: West to northwesterly 15/20 knots tending southwesterly during the afternoon then south to southwesterly 10/15 knots by early evening.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.0 m

Southwest

Monday: Northwesterly 25/35 knots tending west to northwesterly 20/30 knots during the afternoon.<p>Tuesday: Westerly 15/20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10/15 knots during the afternoon then south to southwesterly up to 10 knots later in the evening.  Sea: Up to 4.0 m  Swell: Up to 4.0 m

Upper East

Monday: West to northwesterly 15/25 knots becoming northwesterly 20/30 knots offshore about northern parts in the late afternoon then decreasing to 15/25 knots in the evening.<p>Tuesday: West to northwesterly 10/20 knots becoming westerly 10/15 knots during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly around midday.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m