Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Road Weather Alert for Tasmania
for North West Coast, Central North, North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Issued at 10:59 PM EST on Monday 18 August 2025
Road weather alert for icy roads for the following areas:
North West Coast, Central North, North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Icy roads will make driving conditions dangerous during Monday and Tuesday in parts of the North West Coast, Central North, North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts.
For information on any road closures, please contact your local council or the Police.
The next alert will be issued by 5:00 am EST Tuesday.
Forecast
Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Areas of frost and the chance of fog in the morning. Slight chance of a shower in the far S, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 2 and 5 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 9 and 13.
Forecast for Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 3° 2° 4° 8° 8° 5° 4° Maximum 10° 13° 15° 13° 10° 8° 9° Chance of rain 10% 5% 20% 70% 80% 90% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Low Low Low Low Low Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Moderate Slight Nil Nil Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 4
(km/h)5
(km/h)6
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction NNE WNW NE NNW ENE NNE NE N NNE NW WNW W N NW Relative humidity 83% 58% 77% 55% 74% 55% 74% 75% 89% 83% 92% 83% 84% 74% Dew point 3°C 2°C 3°C 5°C 4°C 7°C 7°C 8°C 8°C 6°C 5°C 5°C 4°C 5°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:35am EST 7:04am EST 5:36pm EST 6:05pm EST 4:26am EST 12:45pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
