Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for King Island, Furneaux Islands, North West Coast and South East forecast districts
Issued at 04:33 PM EST on Thursday 09 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
King Island, Furneaux Islands, North West Coast and South East forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and strong westerly winds are expected during Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the King Island forecast district and parts of the Furneaux Islands, North West Coast 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 11:00 pm EST Thursday.
Forecast
Mount Wellington (42.895°S, 147.2358°E, 1261m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Snow falling above 700 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Possible small hail in the late afternoon and evening. Winds NW 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 16.
Forecast for Mount Wellington (42.895°S, 147.2358°E, 1261m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 2° -1° 0° 0° 2° 2° 3° Maximum 5° 3° 3° 8° 9° 7° 7° Chance of rain 70% 70% 60% 40% 50% 30% 70% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Severe High High Moderate Moderate Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 35
(km/h)32
(km/h)45
(km/h)35
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(km/h)32
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(km/h)26
(km/h)33
(km/h)27
(km/h)40
(km/h)28
(km/h)37
(km/h)32
(km/h)Wind direction NW NW NW WNW WSW WSW W WSW WNW WNW W W NW WNW Relative humidity 94% 92% 96% 96% 94% 95% 95% 90% 91% 84% 87% 79% 88% 82% Dew point 2°C 2°C 0°C 1°C 0°C 2°C 2°C 5°C 4°C 5°C 2°C 2°C 3°C 3°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:08am EST 6:37am EST 5:48pm EST 6:16pm EST 11:03pm EST 2:11pm EST
3rd quarter
Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days