Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, Central Plateau and parts of North East, East Coast, Midlands, North West Coast and Central North Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:34 pm Monday, 15 September 2025.
Damaging winds developing over much of the state from tonight
Weather Situation
Damaging northwesterly winds are developing tonight ahead of a cold front crossing the state. On Tuesday, damaging winds may temporarily ease during the early morning before redeveloping again about much of the warning area from late morning or early afternoon as a secondary front approaches. Damaging winds are expected to ease during Tuesday evening.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands
For CENTRAL and EASTERN parts: Strong northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 100 km/h are possible from tonight until late Tuesday night.
For the WEST COAST: DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS averaging 65 to 75 km/h with peak gusts in excess of 100 km/h are possible from late Tuesday morning. Winds are forecast to ease below warning thresholds during Tuesday evening.
Locations which may be affected include Hobart, Strahan, New Norfolk, Bothwell, Geeveston, Dover, Strathgordon, Zeehan and Tarraleah.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Supervise children closely.
* Check that family and neighbours are aware of warnings.
* Manage pets and livestock.
* Secure outdoor items including furniture and play equipment.
* Be prepared in case of power outages and report any outages to TasNetworks on 132 004.
* Beware of damaged trees and power lines and take care when driving.
* Listen to the ABC radio or check www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132500.
The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 5:00 am AEST Tuesday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Forecast
Cowrie Point (40.852°S, 145.3685°E, 0m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds NW 25 to 40 km/h increasing to 35 to 50 km/h in the morning then turning W 30 to 45 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 15.
Forecast for Cowrie Point (40.852°S, 145.3685°E, 0m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 11° 8° 8° 9° 6° 8° 9° Maximum 12° 11° 13° 13° 10° 11° 10° Chance of rain 70% 70% 70% 80% 80% 80% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - 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 29
(km/h)35
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(km/h)20
(km/h)27
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(km/h)32
(km/h)30
(km/h)29
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW W W N NNW NW NW WSW W WSW W W WSW Relative humidity 82% 69% 70% 60% 72% 69% 81% 69% 67% 72% 65% 70% 75% 69% Dew point 9°C 7°C 4°C 3°C 7°C 7°C 9°C 7°C 3°C 5°C 4°C 6°C 6°C 5°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cowrie Point (40.852°S, 145.3685°E, 0m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:53am EST 6:21am EST 6:10pm EST 6:37pm EST 3:13am EST 11:58am EST Waning crescent
New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 Last quarter Oct 14 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days