Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for North West Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Issued at 10:46 PM EDT on Saturday 13 December 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
North West Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and strong westerly winds are expected during Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the North West Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Sunday.
Forecast
Mountain River (42.945°S, 147.1257°E, 132m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers. Snow falling above 800 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far S in the morning and afternoon. Possible small hail. Winds NW 30 to 45 km/h turning W 35 to 55 km/h in the early morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 9 and 17.
Forecast for Mountain River (42.945°S, 147.1257°E, 132m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 9° 4° 7° 6° 10° 9° 8° Maximum 10° 10° 17° 25° 22° 13° 16° Chance of rain 70% 60% 10% 5% 70% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 10-20mm UV index Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 24
(km/h)28
(km/h)26
(km/h)29
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)4
(km/h)8
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W WSW WSW W W NW WSW WNW WSW SSE ESE E E Relative humidity 72% 63% 77% 55% 74% 56% 56% 31% 55% 46% 79% 65% 77% 65% Dew point 4°C 2°C 3°C 2°C 7°C 8°C 9°C 7°C 9°C 9°C 7°C 7°C 8°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mountain River (42.945°S, 147.1257°E, 132m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 4:51am EDT 5:26am EDT 8:46pm EDT 9:21pm EDT 1:56am EDT 3:19pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
