Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 10:00 PM EDT on Thursday 19 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 20 February 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 19 February
Cancellation for the following areas:
Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Channel, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and South West Coast
Wind Warnings for Friday 20 February
Gale Warning for the following areas:
South East Coast and South West Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:00 am EDT Friday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Queenstown (42.08°S, 145.5564°E, 133m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: The chance of fog about higher ground in the early morning. Mostly sunny day. High chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h becoming NW 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Queenstown (42.08°S, 145.5564°E, 133m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 7° 11° 11° 9° 6° 9° 7° Maximum 24° 24° 25° 18° 21° 20° 21° Chance of rain 80% 40% 80% 40% 30% 20% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 7
(km/h)17
(km/h)3
(km/h)10
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)4
(km/h)7
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NW N W NE NNW W W NNE W S SW ESE WSW Relative humidity 64% 52% 82% 41% 62% 81% 80% 55% 69% 53% 81% 52% 70% 52% Dew point 7°C 14°C 11°C 10°C 14°C 18°C 9°C 9°C 8°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 7°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Queenstown (42.08°S, 145.5564°E, 133m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:17am EDT 6:46am EDT 8:17pm EDT 8:46pm EDT 9:31am EDT 9:22pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
