Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
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Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for Central Plateau and parts of Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North and Midlands Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:50 am Sunday, 14 September 2025.
Damaging winds possible from late tonight.
Weather Situation
Strong northwesterly winds ahead of a broad cold front that is approaching the state from late tonight.
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
DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 100 km/h are likely to develop over central and eastern parts of the state from late tonight. For exposed elevated areas in the south, DAMAGING WINDS averaging 70 to 80 km/h with gusts reaching 120 km/h are possible.
Conditions are expected to ease during Monday afternoon, but may increase again during late Monday evening and into Tuesday.
Locations which may be affected include Kingston, Bothwell, Geeveston, Dover, Fingal, Strathgordon, Tarraleah, Rosebery, Lake St Clair and Huonville.
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 AEST Sunday.
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
Derwent Bridge (42.1372°S, 146.2291°E, 720m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the W, slight chance elsewhere. Winds NW 25 to 40 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 10 and 15.
Forecast for Derwent Bridge (42.1372°S, 146.2291°E, 720m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary Minimum 3° 6° 3° -1° 1° 1° -1° Maximum 12° 15° 7° 6° 11° 10° 4° Chance of rain 50% 70% 70% 70% 60% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 10-20mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Nil Moderate Severe High High Severe 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 22
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW NNW N NNW NW W W NNW NNW NNW NNW WNW NW Relative humidity 78% 55% 69% 50% 87% 85% 94% 81% 82% 72% 79% 81% 88% 88% Dew point 3°C 3°C 5°C 4°C 3°C 4°C 0°C 3°C 5°C 6°C 2°C 5°C 0°C 2°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Derwent Bridge (42.1372°S, 146.2291°E, 720m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:52am EST 6:20am EST 6:03pm EST 6:31pm EST 1:06am EST 9:42am EST 3rd quarter
Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 -
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