Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
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Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for Western and parts of Upper Derwent Valley, South East and Central Plateau Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:44 pm Thursday, 18 September 2025.
Damaging winds to develop over southern Tasmania from Friday evening.
Weather Situation
Vigorous west to northwesterly winds may produce damaging winds over southern areas as a low pressure system is forecast to pass south of Tasmania on Friday, with a cold front crossing the state in the evening.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East and Central Plateau
West to northwesterly DAMAGING WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 100 km/h are possible over elevated terrain and coastal parts from early Friday evening, including the Western, Upper Derwent Valley, Central Plateau and South East districts.
DAMAGING WINDS will then shift southwesterly from early Saturday morning before easing below warning thresholds by late Saturday morning.
Locations which may be affected include Strahan and Strathgordon.
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 Friday.
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
Lake St Clair (42.123°S, 146.1944°E, 739m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, with possible small hail in the W at night. Snow falling above 800 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E in the afternoon and evening. Winds NW 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 5 with daytime temperatures reaching between 8 and 13.
Forecast for Lake St Clair (42.123°S, 146.1944°E, 739m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 3° -1° 1° -1° -3° 3° 1° Maximum 10° 5° 8° 4° 7° 8° 7° Chance of rain 70% 70% 70% 70% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount 10-20mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 10-20mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Severe High Severe Severe Moderate High 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 15
(km/h)23
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(km/h)23
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW NNW WSW W WNW WNW WSW SW W W W W WNW W Relative humidity 89% 74% 90% 90% 88% 91% 90% 80% 90% 90% 95% 85% 91% 91% Dew point 5°C 5°C -1°C 1°C 3°C 5°C 0°C 1°C 3°C 5°C 5°C 5°C 4°C 5°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lake St Clair (42.123°S, 146.1944°E, 739m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:43am EST 6:11am EST 6:08pm EST 6:36pm EST 5:03am EST 3:23pm 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
