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 4:19 am Monday, 20 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 11:00 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
Mooreville Road Po (41.4514°S, 145.4626°E, 580m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, becoming less likely later tonight. Snow falling above 900 metres. Possible small hail. Damaging winds possible. Winds NW 35 to 50 km/h turning W 35 to 55 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures between 8 and 13.
Forecast for Mooreville Road Po (41.4514°S, 145.4626°E, 580m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 8° 7° 7° 7° 5° 5° 8° Maximum 12° 13° 11° 11° 12° 13° 11° Chance of rain 80% 80% 80% 70% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index High Very High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating 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 21
(km/h)29
(km/h)14
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(km/h)18
(km/h)21
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(km/h)Wind direction WNW W W W ESE SSW WSW WSW WSW WSW W W S SSW Relative humidity 80% 63% 71% 60% 95% 94% 71% 60% 77% 60% 78% 63% 80% 69% Dew point 7°C 5°C 5°C 6°C 8°C 10°C 4°C 3°C 5°C 5°C 6°C 6°C 7°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mooreville Road Po (41.4514°S, 145.4626°E, 580m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:55am EDT 6:24am EDT 7:45pm EDT 8:14pm EDT 5:34am EDT 6:37pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
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