Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for South East forecast district
Issued at 10:57 PM EDT on Thursday 16 October 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
South East forecast district
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Friday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the South East forecast district. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Upper Derwent Valley forecast district
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Upper Derwent Valley forecast district has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Mount Wellington (42.895°S, 147.2358°E, 1261m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Snow falling above 700 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far S in the early afternoon. Possible small hail. Winds W 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning NW 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 9 and 16.
Forecast for Mount Wellington (42.895°S, 147.2358°E, 1261m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum -1° -3° -1° 1° -2° -1° -2° Maximum 4° 4° 13° 7° 5° 4° 4° Chance of rain 70% 30% 50% 30% 40% 50% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate High High - - - Frost risk Severe Severe Severe High Severe Severe Severe 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 50
(km/h)47
(km/h)53
(km/h)36
(km/h)59
(km/h)55
(km/h)51
(km/h)52
(km/h)50
(km/h)45
(km/h)44
(km/h)39
(km/h)43
(km/h)37
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W WSW W NNW WNW WNW WNW W W W WSW W W Relative humidity 83% 78% 89% 73% 63% 86% 83% 78% 84% 77% 89% 83% 86% 76% Dew point -2°C -1°C -3°C -2°C 3°C 7°C 1°C 2°C -1°C 0°C -1°C -1°C -3°C -1°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Wellington (42.895°S, 147.2358°E, 1261m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:49am EDT 6:18am EDT 7:36pm EDT 8:05pm EDT 4:29am EDT 3:18pm EDT Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days