Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
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Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for Furneaux Islands and parts of King Island, North East and Central North Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:30 pm Thursday, 9 April 2026.
Damaging winds about northern Tasmania on Friday.
Weather Situation
A cold front is currently crossing the state, however, a more vigorous westerly change is expected during the day on Friday, bringing damaging winds about northern Tasmania, especially with shower and thunderstorm activity.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
King Island, Furneaux Islands, North East and Central North
DAMAGING WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are likely to develop about King Island during Friday morning, extending to parts of northeastern Tasmania including the Furneaux Islands during the afternoon.
Winds are expected to gradually ease below warning thresholds during Friday evening.
Locations which may be affected include Currie, Whitemark, Bridport, George Town and Low Head.
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 5:00 am AEST Friday.
Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts 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: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Winds NW 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 17.
Forecast for St Helens (41.3205°S, 148.2493°E, 5m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 11° 8° 8° 7° 7° 8° 8° Maximum 16° 16° 17° 20° 22° 19° 21° Chance of rain 80% 40% 10% 10% 40% 40% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High 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 21
(km/h)30
(km/h)31
(km/h)32
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction NW NW NW WNW W WSW WNW SW W WNW WNW W WNW WNW Relative humidity 69% 65% 64% 54% 53% 44% 61% 48% 67% 55% 60% 46% 63% 50% Dew point 8°C 8°C 6°C 6°C 3°C 5°C 5°C 9°C 8°C 12°C 5°C 7°C 8°C 11°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:04am EST 6:31am EST 5:45pm EST 6:13pm EST 11:05pm EST 2:01pm EST 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 -
Warnings
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Furneaux Islands and parts of King Island, North East and Central North
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Furneaux Islands and parts of King Island, North East and Central North
- Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Derwent, Storm Bay & Upper East, Lower E, South East & South West coasts
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
