Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for King Island, Furneaux Islands, North West Coast, Central North, North East, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Issued at 10:37 PM EDT on Friday 07 November 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
King Island, Furneaux Islands, North West Coast, Central North, North East, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southerly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the Central North, Midlands, East Coast and Upper Derwent Valley forecast districts and parts of the King Island, Furneaux Islands, North West Coast, North East 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 5:00 am EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Richmond (42.7351°S, 147.4384°E, 12m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the S, most likely at night. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds S/SW 20 to 30 km/h turning W/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 2 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 15.
Forecast for Richmond (42.7351°S, 147.4384°E, 12m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 7° 7° 9° 5° 7° 8° 6° Maximum 14° 17° 15° 14° 17° 13° 15° Chance of rain 10% 70% 70% 70% 80% 90% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 22
(km/h)29
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)27
(km/h)29
(km/h)36
(km/h)31
(km/h)39
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction S SSW WNW WSW WSW WSW W WSW NW WNW WNW W WSW SSW Relative humidity 59% 51% 62% 51% 72% 48% 54% 42% 61% 45% 59% 47% 55% 46% Dew point 3°C 3°C 5°C 6°C 7°C 3°C 1°C 0°C 5°C 4°C 3°C 1°C 1°C 2°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Richmond (42.7351°S, 147.4384°E, 12m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:14am EDT 5:46am EDT 8:03pm EDT 8:34pm EDT 11:51pm EDT 7:08am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
