Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 04:05 PM EDT on Thursday 12 March 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 13 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 12 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Lower East Coast and South East Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Channel, Central Plateau Lakes, Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Upper East Coast, South West Coast and Central West Coast
Wind Warnings for Friday 13 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Central Plateau Lakes, Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, East of Flinders Island, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast, South West Coast and Central West Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Storm Bay
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 10:00 pm EDT Thursday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Steppes (42.0908°S, 146.8756°E, 901m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the W, slight chance elsewhere. Snow possible above 1100 metres. Winds SW 30 to 45 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and 5 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 15.
Forecast for Steppes (42.0908°S, 146.8756°E, 901m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum -1° 2° 5° 3° 4° 4° 5° Maximum 12° 20° 18° 19° 17° 19° 17° Chance of rain 40% 5% 10% 10% 10% 30% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk High Moderate Slight Moderate Slight Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 27
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW WNW W WNW W W WNW WSW WSW NNW WNW SSE NW Relative humidity 88% 65% 63% 43% 60% 44% 76% 51% 78% 58% 84% 54% 88% 56% Dew point 2°C 4°C 3°C 5°C 3°C 4°C 5°C 6°C 6°C 7°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Steppes (42.0908°S, 146.8756°E, 901m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:39am EDT 7:07am EDT 7:38pm EDT 8:06pm EDT 12:20am EDT 4:35pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
