Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, East Coast, Central Plateau, Midlands and parts of North East, North West Coast and Central North Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:34 am Saturday, 18 October 2025.
Damaging winds developing over much of Tasmania from early Sunday.
Weather Situation
Vigorous northwesterly flow is expected to develop over Tasmania ahead of a cold front on Sunday bringing damaging winds to much of the state from the early morning and into the evening. These will turn westerly and begin to ease from the west through Sunday evening before a second cold front brings damaging winds from around sunrise Monday.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands
For ELEVATED TERRAIN: DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 110 km/h are likely to develop from early Sunday morning.
For REMAINDER OF WARNING AREA, including HOBART: DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS around 100 km/h are possible from early Sunday morning.
Winds are expected to temporarily ease throughout from Sunday evening before a second system brings another severity risk around sunrise on Monday.
Locations which may be affected include St Helens, Swansea, Strahan, New Norfolk, Hobart and Oatlands.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Supervise children closely.
* Check that family and neighbours are aware of warnings.
* Manage pets and livestock.
* Secure outdoor items including furniture and play equipment.
* Be prepared in case of power outages and report any outages to TasNetworks on 132 004.
* Beware of damaged trees and power lines and take care when driving.
* Listen to the ABC radio or check www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132500.
The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 5:00 pm AEDT Saturday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Forecast
Aberdeen (41.2411°S, 146.3245°E, 70m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely at night. Winds W/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon then tending NW/NE in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 13 and 16.
Forecast for Aberdeen (41.2411°S, 146.3245°E, 70m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 8° 8° 10° 7° 9° 7° 4° Maximum 16° 19° 17° 17° 15° 15° 16° Chance of rain 20% 50% 20% 60% 70% 10% 30% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating Moderate No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 30
(km/h)23
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(km/h)31
(km/h)Wind direction W NW NNE NW WNW W W NW SSE NW W W WNW WNW Relative humidity 59% 57% 81% 78% 70% 55% 65% 65% 86% 87% 63% 52% 65% 56% Dew point 4°C 7°C 12°C 14°C 8°C 7°C 6°C 10°C 9°C 12°C 4°C 5°C 3°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Aberdeen (41.2411°S, 146.3245°E, 70m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:53am EDT 6:22am EDT 7:38pm EDT 8:06pm EDT 4:51am EDT 4:28pm EDT Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Western, U Derwent, South East, East Coast, C Plateau, Midlands & North East, NW Coast & CN
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Western, U Derwent, South East, East Coast, C Plateau, Midlands & North East, NW Coast & CN
- Strong Wind Warning for Frederick Henry Bay & Norfolk Bays, Storm Bay & Lower East, South East, South West & Central West coasts
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days