Tasmania
Fri 8:00 am EST
Cloud streaming over TAS along a front, is producing blustery showers. The showers are more frequent and heavier over the south and west in strong onshore winds. Drier in the northeast and north.
Coastal wind warning
Issued at 04:25AM on Friday 3 September 2010
Strong Wind Warning for northern coastal waters Sandy Cape to St Helens Point, excluding Banks Strait
Road weather alert
Issued at 05:12AM on Friday 3 September 2010
Road Weather Alert for all Tasmanian Roads due to frost and black ice
State Centres Forecast
HobartMostly sunny |
2 - 14 |
 |
LauncestonFrost then sunny |
1 - 15 |
 |
Four Day Outlook
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday |
|---|---|---|---|
| A colder morning inland. Northerly winds. Rain and cloud developing in the north. | Rain spreading throughout, heaviest in the NW. Strong easterly winds. | Cold southerly winds throughout. Showers in the south and east. | Clear and sunny skies after a frost/fog inland. Light winds tending northwesterly later. |
Yesterday's Temperature
| Minimum: | Liawenee, TAS | -7.4°C |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum: | Flinders Is, TAS | 11.1°C |
Coastal Waters
Banks Strait
Southeast winds 5/15 knots, locally 20 knots at first, tending east to northeast this morning and increasing to 10/20 knots in the afternoon, locally 25 knots late. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 1.0 m
Central North
East to northeast winds 10/20 knots, southeasterly inshore during the morning, increasing to 15/25 knots during the afternoon and reaching 30 knots offshore later, mainly about the west. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 1.0 m
Central West
Variable winds 5/15 knots tending east to northeast at similar speeds during the afternoon, reaching 20 to possibly 25 knots offshore about the north late. Sea: Up to 1.5 m Swell: Up to 3.5 m
Derwent Estuary
North to northwest winds 5/15 knots, becoming variable for a period during the afternoon.
Far Northwest
East to southeast winds 5/15 knots shifting east to northeast at 10/20 knots during the morning then increasing to 20/30 knots in the afternoon. Sea: Up to 3.0 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m
Hobart Waters
Northwest winds 5/15 knots becoming variable at similar speeds in the afternoon then northeast to northwest at 10/20 knots tonight.
Inland Waters
Variable winds to 10 knots, chiefly north to northeast later.
Lower East
Southwest winds 5/15 knots, reaching 20 knots offshore at first, becoming variable to 15 knots this morning then north to northeast at 10/20 knots during the afternoon, locally 25 knots offshore late. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 3.0 m
Northeast
Southeast winds 10/20 knots tending northeast during the morning and increasing to 15/25 knots in the afternoon, reaching 30 knots about the north late. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 1.0 m
Southeast
West to southwest winds 10/20 knots becoming variable to 15 knots early afternoon. Winds shifting north to northeast in the evening and increasing to 15/25 knots east of Tasman Island. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 4.0 m
Southwest
West to northwest winds 5/15 knots, locally 20 knots about the south at first, becoming variable to 10 knots in the afternoon, chiefly easterly late. Sea: Up to 1.0 m Swell: Up to 4.0 m
Upper East
Southwest to southeast winds 5/15 knots becoming variable at similar speeds this morning. Winds shifting north to northeast at 10/20 knots during the afternoon, possibly 25 knots offshore late. Sea: Up to 2.0 m Swell: Up to 2.0 m
