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 4:49 pm Monday, 15 September 2025.
Damaging winds developing over much of the state from late this evening.
Weather Situation
Damaging northwesterly winds are forecast to develop from late this evening ahead of a cold front crossing tonight. 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 late this evening. Winds are forecast to ease below warning thresholds 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 11:00 pm AEST Monday.
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
Huntingfield (42.9931°S, 147.2863°E, 59m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Snow possible above 1000 metres. Damaging winds possible. Winds NW 35 to 50 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 17.
Forecast for Huntingfield (42.9931°S, 147.2863°E, 59m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 12° 8° 5° 8° 4° 5° 5° Maximum 17° 13° 17° 17° 13° 14° 14° Chance of rain 60% 60% 40% 60% 90% 80% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Slight Nil Slight Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 33
(km/h)35
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW WNW W N NNW NNW NNW WNW WNW W WNW W WSW Relative humidity 51% 38% 61% 44% 58% 44% 60% 40% 57% 47% 60% 44% 61% 49% Dew point 4°C 1°C 3°C 0°C 2°C 3°C 4°C 2°C -1°C 1°C 1°C 1°C 1°C 2°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Huntingfield (42.9931°S, 147.2863°E, 59m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:44am EST 6:12am EST 6:00pm EST 6:28pm EST 3:13am EST 11:39am EST Waning crescent
New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 Last quarter Oct 14 -
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