Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Tuesday 11 February 2025
Valid for Tuesday 11 February 2025 to Thursday 13 February 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, East Coast, Central North, Midlands, South East, Upper Derwent Valley, Central Plateau, Western and North West Coast
Safety Advice::
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to low thirties, reaching the mid thirties across parts of the south from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high teens.
Severe heatwave conditions across much of the State will ease towards the end of the week as a cool change moves through.
Locations likely to be impacted include Hobart, Brighton, Cygnet, Devonport, Dover, Geeveston, Launceston, New Norfolk, Richmond, Sorell and Scottsdale.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 12 February 2025
Forecast
Cape Portland (40.7849°S, 147.9939°E, 24m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. Winds SE 15 to 25 km/h turning E 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures between 19 and 26.
Forecast for Cape Portland (40.7849°S, 147.9939°E, 24m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 18° 19° 20° 18° 14° 10° 11° Maximum 20° 21° 22° 20° 16° 16° 18° Chance of rain 90% 60% 80% 60% 90% 40% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Extreme Very High High High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 26
(km/h)24
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)34
(km/h)34
(km/h)22
(km/h)30
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)32
(km/h)32
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction ESE E ENE ENE NNE NNE NW NW W SW SSW S SSW SSW Relative humidity 90% 86% 93% 87% 88% 80% 78% 61% 64% 57% 63% 53% 61% 54% Dew point 18°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 15°C 13°C 8°C 7°C 6°C 6°C 7°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cape Portland (40.7849°S, 147.9939°E, 24m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:56am EDT 6:25am EDT 8:16pm EDT 8:46pm EDT 7:50pm EDT 4:23am EDT Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 First quarter Mar 07 -
Warnings
- Heatwave Warning for Tasmania
- Heatwave Warning for Tasmania
- Heatwave Warning for Tasmania
- Heatwave Warning for Tasmania
- Heatwave Warning for Tasmania
- Heatwave Warning for Tasmania
- Heatwave Warning for Tasmania
- Heatwave Warning for Tasmania
- Cancellation of Wind Warning for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound & Central North Coast
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days