Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for King Island, Furneaux Islands, North East, Midlands, East Coast and South East forecast districts
Issued at 05:25 PM EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
King Island, Furneaux Islands, North East, Midlands, East Coast and South East forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and westerly winds are expected during Sunday and Monday. Areas likely to be affected include the Furneaux Islands forecast district and parts of the King Island, North East, Midlands, East Coast 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 11:00 pm EDT Sunday.
Forecast
Tunnack (42.4713°S, 147.462°E, 468m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. Winds NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending NE/SE in the evening then tending NW/SW in the late evening.
Forecast for Tunnack (42.4713°S, 147.462°E, 468m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 6° 8° 5° 7° 4° 5° 5° Maximum 22° 17° 14° 13° 14° 17° 21° Chance of rain 90% 80% 60% 50% 40% 40% 5% Likely amount 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High High High High - - Frost risk Nil Nil Slight Nil Slight Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 11
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)27
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(km/h)33
(km/h)34
(km/h)39
(km/h)28
(km/h)32
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction NW ENE WSW W W WSW W W WSW WSW WSW SW WSW SE Relative humidity 66% 56% 81% 53% 69% 46% 69% 58% 64% 50% 71% 53% 69% 49% Dew point 6°C 11°C 9°C 6°C 4°C 2°C 4°C 4°C 2°C 3°C 4°C 6°C 7°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Tunnack (42.4713°S, 147.462°E, 468m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:54am EDT 5:29am EDT 8:47pm EDT 9:22pm EDT 5:50am EDT 10:06pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
