Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for East Coast, Central Plateau and parts of Upper Derwent Valley, North East, North West Coast, Central North and Midlands Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:11 pm Wednesday, 3 December 2025.
Damaging wind gusts developing over central and eastern Tasmania from Thursday morning.
Weather Situation
An approaching cold front will produce vigorous west to northwesterly winds over central and eastern parts of the state during Thursday. The cold front will move into the Tasman Sea by late Thursday evening with winds easing in its wake.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Upper Derwent Valley, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands
Strong northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 100 km/h are likely over central and eastern parts of the state from Thursday morning.
Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds during Thursday afternoon for central parts of the state and by late Thursday evening in the east.
Locations which may be affected include St Helens, Swansea, Bicheno, Bothwell, Fingal and Lake St Clair.
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 Thursday.
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
Miena (41.9842°S, 146.7162°E, 1040m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the W, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Damaging winds possible. Winds NW 35 to 50 km/h turning W 30 to 45 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 24.
Forecast for Miena (41.9842°S, 146.7162°E, 1040m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 9° 1° 3° -1° 2° 1° 0° Maximum 20° 18° 13° 10° 13° 12° 14° Chance of rain 20% 5% 80% 70% 60% 60% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Moderate Slight Severe Moderate Moderate High 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 42
(km/h)46
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)27
(km/h)30
(km/h)29
(km/h)31
(km/h)38
(km/h)39
(km/h)29
(km/h)35
(km/h)25
(km/h)30
(km/h)Wind direction NW NW NNW NNW NW WNW W W NNW WNW WNW WNW W W Relative humidity 48% 47% 44% 37% 61% 74% 68% 53% 87% 78% 67% 50% 61% 44% Dew point 5°C 7°C -2°C 2°C 3°C 4°C -1°C 0°C 5°C 8°C 2°C 1°C 0°C 1°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Miena (41.9842°S, 146.7162°E, 1040m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:59am EDT 5:32am EDT 8:35pm EDT 9:08pm EDT 8:07pm EDT 4:12am EDT
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) East Coast, Central Plateau & U Derwent, North East, North West Coast, Central North & Midlands
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) East Coast, Central Plateau & U Derwent, North East, North West Coast, Central North & Midlands
- Strong Wind Warning for South West Coast. Cancellation for East of Flinders Island & Upper East, South East and Central West coasts
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days