Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
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Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for parts of North East and East Coast Forecast Districts.
Issued at 4:49 am Sunday, 14 December 2025.
Damaging winds over northeast parts of the state this morning.
Weather Situation
A strong cold front will cross the state this morning, producing vigorous northwesterly flow over northeast parts of the state. The front will move into the Tasman Sea by late morning with winds shifting west to southwesterly and easing in its wake.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
North East and East Coast
Strong northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 100 km/h are possible over northeast parts of the state this morning.
Winds are expected to shift west to southwesterly and ease below warning thresholds by the late morning.
Locations which may be affected include St Helens, Swansea, Bicheno, Fingal and Scamander.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Supervise children closely.
* Check that family and neighbours are aware of warnings.
* Manage pets and livestock.
* Secure outdoor items including furniture and play equipment.
* Be prepared in case of power outages and report any outages to TasNetworks on 132 004.
* Beware of damaged trees and power lines and take care when driving.
* Listen to the ABC radio or check www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132500.
The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 am AEDT Sunday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Forecast
St Helens (41.3205°S, 148.2493°E, 5m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely this evening. Damaging winds possible in the morning. Winds NW 25 to 40 km/h turning W 35 to 55 km/h in the morning then decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 14 and 20.
Forecast for St Helens (41.3205°S, 148.2493°E, 5m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 13° 8° 7° 11° 12° 13° 12° Maximum 20° 20° 22° 25° 30° 18° 18° Chance of rain 30% 5% 5% 5% 50% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm 20-40mm UV index High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate High - - - 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 29
(km/h)31
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)6
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)9
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W WSW WSW NNW ENE N N NNW ENE S SE ESE E Relative humidity 61% 35% 42% 31% 51% 52% 62% 42% 51% 46% 72% 67% 79% 76% Dew point 9°C 4°C 1°C 2°C 5°C 11°C 11°C 12°C 13°C 16°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for St Helens (41.3205°S, 148.2493°E, 5m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 4:54am EDT 5:28am EDT 8:35pm EDT 9:09pm EDT 1:52am EDT 3:12pm EDT
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
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