Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
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Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for Western and parts of Upper Derwent Valley, South East and Central Plateau Forecast Districts.
Issued at 4:42 am Friday, 19 September 2025.
Damaging winds to develop over southern Tasmania from Friday evening.
Weather Situation
Vigorous west to northwesterly winds may produce damaging winds over southern areas as a low pressure system is forecast to pass south of Tasmania on Friday, with a cold front crossing the state in the evening.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East and Central Plateau
West to northwesterly DAMAGING WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 100 km/h are possible over elevated terrain and coastal parts from early Friday evening, including the Western, Upper Derwent Valley, Central Plateau and South East districts.
DAMAGING WINDS will then shift southwesterly from early Saturday morning before easing below warning thresholds by late Saturday morning.
Locations which may be affected include Strahan and Strathgordon.
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 AEST Friday.
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
Strathgordon (42.7663°S, 146.0516°E, 345m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely from late this morning. Snow falling above 900 metres. Possible small hail later tonight. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds N of Strahan. Damaging winds possible from the early evening. Winds N 15 to 25 km/h turning NW 25 to 35 km/h in the late morning then increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 11 and 15.
Forecast for Strathgordon (42.7663°S, 146.0516°E, 345m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 6° 3° 6° 3° 2° 7° 5° Maximum 11° 7° 8° 6° 8° 9° 7° Chance of rain 90% 90% 90% 90% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount 10-20mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 10-20mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Moderate Nil Moderate Moderate Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 10
(km/h)21
(km/h)25
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(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)19
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(km/h)Wind direction N NNW W WNW WNW WNW WSW SW NW WNW W W WNW W Relative humidity 88% 77% 82% 82% 89% 86% 87% 69% 88% 90% 92% 74% 89% 85% Dew point 7°C 7°C 1°C 3°C 6°C 5°C 3°C 1°C 5°C 7°C 7°C 4°C 5°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Strathgordon (42.7663°S, 146.0516°E, 345m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:44am EST 6:12am EST 6:09pm EST 6:37pm EST 5:05am EST 3:23pm EST Waning crescent
New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 Last quarter Oct 14 -
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