Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
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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 10:27 pm Sunday, 19 October 2025.
Damaging winds strengthening broadly again from Monday morning.
Weather Situation
Westerly winds are expected to strengthen again from mid-morning on Monday ahead of another cold front crossing later on Monday. The strong westerly winds will gradually weaken into Monday evening.
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 and EXPOSED FAR SOUTHERN TASMANIA: DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS averaging 65 to 75 km/h with peak gusts around 115 km/h are possible, becoming likely from late morning on Monday.
For the REMAINDER including Hobart: DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are possible from mid-morning on Monday, becoming likely during the afternoon.
Winds across the state are expected to ease below warning thresholds during Monday evening.
Locations which may be affected include St Helens, Swansea, New Norfolk, Hobart, Oatlands and Bicheno.
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 am AEDT Monday.
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
Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Snow falling above 900 metres. Possible small hail. Damaging winds possible. Winds W 35 to 55 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 8 and 13.
Forecast for Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 6° 4° 6° 4° 4° 5° 5° Maximum 8° 10° 9° 8° 9° 10° 10° Chance of rain 90% 80% 90% 90% 90% 80% 70% Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Nil Slight Slight Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 27
(km/h)34
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(km/h)11
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(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW WNW WNW E SSW W W WNW W WNW W SSW SW Relative humidity 88% 79% 83% 73% 89% 89% 81% 68% 88% 71% 85% 65% 79% 70% Dew point 5°C 4°C 4°C 5°C 6°C 8°C 3°C 2°C 5°C 4°C 5°C 3°C 4°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:49am EDT 6:18am EDT 7:44pm EDT 8:13pm EDT 5:30am EDT 6:35pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
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