Tasmania Weather

forecast summary state forecast


Tuesday Windy with showers, cool in the southwest. Clearing showers, cool in the southeast. Mostly cloudy, cool-to-cold in the northwest. Mostly sunny, cool in the northeast.


Wednesday Windy with rain, cool in the southwest. Late showers, cool in the southeast. Mostly cloudy, cool-to-mild in the north.


Thursday Windy with showers, cool in the southwest. Windy on the highlands. Mostly cloudy, cool in the southeast. Mostly cloudy, cool-to-mild in the northwest. Mostly sunny, cool in the northeast.


Friday Breezy. Rain, cold in the south, chance of snow later on highland peaks. Mostly cloudy, cool-to-cold in the northwest. Showers, cold in the northeast.


Saturday Windy. Late showers, cold in the southwest. Windy on the highlands. Mostly cloudy, cold in the southeast. Mostly cloudy, cold in the northwest. Mostly sunny, cold in the northeast.

current warnings most recent warnings

TAS - Tue 10:00 EST
Coastal Wind Warning

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current extremes current extremes

Hottest
16.5°C
Coldest
3.5°C
Windiest
NNW 64km/h
Wettest
no rain last hr

historic extremes historic May extremes

Hottest Day
27.4°C
Coldest Day
-3.2°C
Hottest Night
17.7°C
Coldest Night
-10.5°C
Wettest 24hr
153.7mm

Tasmania Monthly Summaries

May 2024
station
(ungroup by district)
mean min anomaly mean max anomaly total rain percent of mean
°C °C °C °C mm %
34 5.4 -2.2 34 15.9 +1.5 36 12.4 8
8.2 +1.2 15.7 +1.1 20.2 44
4.2 +0.8 9.6 +1.2 26 19.8 21
-0.9 -1.1 10.3 +1.3 22 5.0 6
4.7 -0.4 44 18.0 +2.2 44 3.6 6
9.5 +0.1 28 17.3 +1.7 43 6.4 7
60 6.2 -2.8 60 17.9 +1.7 81 7.4 10
10  
A yellow cell indicates a probable monthly record for this site (sites with ≥ 10 years of records only). The number of years of records available for the relevant field for this month is indicated in black. See the station's climate page for full details.

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