Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Road Weather Alert for Tasmania
for North West Coast, Central North, North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast and Upper Derwent Valley forecast districts
Issued at 04:36 PM EST on Thursday 31 July 2025
Road weather alert for icy roads for the following areas:
North West Coast, Central North, North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast and Upper Derwent Valley forecast districts
Icy roads will make driving conditions dangerous during late Thursday and early Friday in parts of the North West Coast, Central North, North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast and Upper Derwent Valley forecast districts.
For information on any road closures, please contact your local council or the Police.
The next alert will be issued by 11:00 pm EST Thursday.
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. Areas of morning frost about higher ground. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and 5 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 7 and 11.
Forecast for Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 3° 3° 4° 7° 9° 6° 5° Maximum 8° 11° 12° 13° 10° 9° 8° Chance of rain 50% 5% 5% 70% 90% 90% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Moderate Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 5
(km/h)7
(km/h)5
(km/h)3
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction NNW W ENE NW ENE NNE NE NE N NW NNW NW NNW W Relative humidity 92% 80% 88% 62% 83% 65% 72% 63% 84% 86% 86% 79% 89% 79% Dew point 4°C 5°C 3°C 4°C 4°C 6°C 5°C 6°C 7°C 7°C 6°C 5°C 5°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:58am EST 7:28am EST 5:17pm EST 5:47pm EST 10:35am EST 12:12am EST 1st quarter
First quarter Aug 01 Full moon Aug 09 Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days