Weather Warnings - Heatwave Warning

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

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