Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 10:00 PM EDT on Saturday 21 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 22 February 2026
Wind Warnings for Saturday 21 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Lower East Coast and South East Coast
Wind Warnings for Sunday 22 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Central Plateau Lakes, Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast, South West Coast and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:00 am EDT Sunday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Launceston (41.4403°S, 147.1394°E, 13m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the early morning. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Light winds becoming N/NW 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then tending W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 20s.
Forecast for Launceston (41.4403°S, 147.1394°E, 13m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 13° 9° 10° 12° 10° 9° 10° Maximum 28° 23° 25° 24° 22° 24° 24° Chance of rain 90% 5% 20% 60% 20% 5% 80% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 9
(km/h)26
(km/h)8
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction N N NNW NNW N NNW SSE SW S NNW SE NE SE ENE Relative humidity 81% 71% 70% 39% 76% 54% 66% 42% 68% 43% 69% 39% 72% 53% Dew point 16°C 20°C 9°C 7°C 11°C 14°C 10°C 9°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 8°C 12°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Launceston (41.4403°S, 147.1394°E, 13m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:14am EDT 6:43am EDT 8:07pm EDT 8:35pm EDT 11:50am EDT 10:07pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
