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
Risdon Vale (42.8122°S, 147.3513°E, 36m 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 Risdon Vale (42.8122°S, 147.3513°E, 36m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 8° 8° 9° 6° 8° 8° 6° Maximum 15° 18° 15° 15° 17° 13° 16° Chance of rain 20% 90% 90% 80% 90% 90% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index High High Very High High High High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating 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 19
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)26
(km/h)27
(km/h)33
(km/h)30
(km/h)35
(km/h)24
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction SSW S W W W W W WSW WNW WNW WNW W WSW SW Relative humidity 60% 45% 59% 46% 70% 43% 52% 38% 61% 45% 59% 47% 54% 45% Dew point 4°C 2°C 5°C 5°C 6°C 1°C 1°C -1°C 4°C 3°C 2°C 1°C 1°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Risdon Vale (42.8122°S, 147.3513°E, 36m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:15am EDT 5:46am EDT 8:03pm EDT 8:35pm EDT 11:52pm EDT 7:09am 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
