Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Issued at 05:03 AM EDT on Friday 17 October 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Midlands, 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 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Risdon (42.8243°S, 147.3175°E, 27m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Snow falling above 700 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far S in the early afternoon. Possible small hail. Winds W 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning NW 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 9 and 16.
Forecast for Risdon (42.8243°S, 147.3175°E, 27m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 9° 7° 7° 10° 8° 8° 7° Maximum 16° 16° 25° 19° 17° 16° 16° Chance of rain 50% 30% 50% 20% 50% 50% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating - - - - - - - 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 24
(km/h)31
(km/h)27
(km/h)19
(km/h)33
(km/h)39
(km/h)27
(km/h)37
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W WSW WSW NNW WNW NW WNW WNW W W SW W WSW Relative humidity 40% 31% 57% 32% 33% 46% 48% 37% 46% 37% 57% 45% 52% 36% Dew point 0°C -2°C 1°C -2°C 3°C 9°C 3°C 3°C -1°C 1°C 3°C 3°C 1°C 0°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Risdon (42.8243°S, 147.3175°E, 27m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:48am EDT 6:18am EDT 7:35pm EDT 8:05pm EDT 4:29am EDT 3:17pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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