Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Frost Warning
for North West Coast, Central North, North East, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Issued at 10:44 PM EST on Saturday 17 May 2025
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Please be aware
Temperatures at ground level can be many degrees lower than those
recorded by standard weather stations, especially in calm conditions with clear
skies.
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Severe Frost Warning for the following areas:
North West Coast, Central North, North East, Midlands and Upper Derwent Valley forecast districts
Severe frosts with temperatures down to -5 degrees which can cause significant crop damage are forecast for Sunday morning in parts of the North West Coast, Central North, North East, Midlands and Upper Derwent Valley forecast districts.
Frost Warning for the following areas:
East Coast and South East forecast districts
Frosts with temperatures down to -2 degrees are forecast for Sunday morning in parts of the East Coast and South East forecast districts.
No further warnings will be issued for this event.
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. Areas of morning frost. Medium chance of showers in the S, most likely in the early morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Snow possible above 600 metres. Possible small hail in the S in the morning. Winds W 15 to 25 km/h turning NW during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 2 and 6 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 8 and 13.
Forecast for Mount Wellington (42.895°S, 147.2358°E, 1261m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum -4° -2° 0° 0° 1° 1° 1° Maximum 3° 6° 7° 6° 6° 6° 8° Chance of rain 5% 5% 20% 10% 5% 40% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Severe Severe High High High High High 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 38
(km/h)28
(km/h)38
(km/h)28
(km/h)34
(km/h)26
(km/h)31
(km/h)22
(km/h)31
(km/h)20
(km/h)31
(km/h)19
(km/h)30
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W WNW WNW NNW NNW WNW W NW WNW NNW NNE NNW N Relative humidity 92% 73% 91% 88% 94% 79% 92% 86% 94% 88% 97% 86% 100% 97% Dew point -3°C -3°C 0°C 3°C 1°C 2°C 1°C 3°C 2°C 3°C 2°C 3°C 4°C 7°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 6:48am EST 7:19am EST 4:56pm EST 5:26pm EST 9:17pm EST 12:11pm EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter May 20 New moon May 27 First quarter Jun 03 Full moon Jun 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
