Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for King Island, Furneaux Islands, North West Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Issued at 04:50 PM EDT on Tuesday 04 November 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
King Island, Furneaux Islands, 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 Tuesday and Wednesday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the King Island, Furneaux Islands, 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 11:00 pm EDT Tuesday.
Forecast
Opossum Bay (42.9939°S, 147.4031°E, 6m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Snow falling above 1000 metres. Winds N/NW 15 to 25 km/h turning W 30 to 45 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 9 and 15.
Forecast for Opossum Bay (42.9939°S, 147.4031°E, 6m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 9° 10° 11° 9° 8° 9° 9° Maximum 15° 19° 13° 14° 16° 17° 13° Chance of rain 70% 90% 90% 50% 20% 40% 90% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index High High High High High Very High High Fire Danger Rating No Rating 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 27
(km/h)32
(km/h)15
(km/h)23
(km/h)10
(km/h)23
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction W W NW WNW SSE SSW S S W SW NNW WSW WSW WSW Relative humidity 67% 61% 60% 57% 83% 87% 65% 61% 62% 63% 63% 61% 60% 59% Dew point 6°C 6°C 6°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 5°C 5°C 5°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 3°C 4°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Opossum Bay (42.9939°S, 147.4031°E, 6m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:18am EDT 5:49am EDT 8:00pm EDT 8:31pm EDT 7:52pm EDT 5:05am EDT
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days