Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Monday 10 February 2025
Valid for Monday 10 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 mid-thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the single digits to high teens.
Severe heatwave conditions increasing over western parts and extending across much of the State by the mid week, then easing towards the end of the week as a cool change moves through. Locations likely to be impacted include Hobart, Brighton, Cygnet, Devonport, Dover, Launceston, New Norfolk, Richmond, Sorell and Strahan.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 11 February 2025
Forecast
Clifton Vale (42.289°S, 146.9086°E, 640m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. The chance of smoke haze in the N this morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely this afternoon. Winds E 25 to 35 km/h turning NE in the late morning. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 25.
Forecast for Clifton Vale (42.289°S, 146.9086°E, 640m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 7° 9° 14° 9° 2° 0° -1° Maximum 25° 29° 28° 19° 11° 14° 16° Chance of rain 30% 5% 80% 80% 90% 60% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Moderate High Severe 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 8
(km/h)13
(km/h)6
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)27
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
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(km/h)10
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(km/h)Wind direction ESE E E NE NNE N WNW W W WSW SW SSW WSW WSW Relative humidity 92% 60% 81% 42% 71% 47% 78% 65% 86% 68% 77% 56% 73% 58% Dew point 12°C 16°C 13°C 15°C 15°C 16°C 10°C 12°C 3°C 5°C 3°C 5°C 2°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Clifton Vale (42.289°S, 146.9086°E, 640m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:00am EDT 6:30am EDT 8:26pm EDT 8:56pm EDT 8:02pm EDT 4:26am EDT Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 First quarter Mar 07 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days