Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:01 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, East Coast and Central North
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Coast and Midlands
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 low to mid twenties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens which will further ease over the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are expected to ease by the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Bridport, Fingal, Launceston, St Helens, Scottsdale and Whitemark.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026
Forecast
Perth (41.5764°S, 147.174°E, 151m AMSL) Perth,TAS set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Perth 7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely at night. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Perth (41.5764°S, 147.174°E, 151m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 13° 14° 8° 7° 9° 12° 10° Maximum 23° 22° 22° 23° 26° 22° 21° Chance of rain 80% 40% 5% 5% 40% 50% 20% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate High Moderate Moderate - - - 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 15
(km/h)17
(km/h)40
(km/h)40
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)28
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)29
(km/h)Wind direction S NNW NNW WNW SSW SW NNW NNW S NW SSE SSE SSE SE Relative humidity 79% 66% 68% 43% 50% 35% 62% 40% 64% 38% 70% 51% 65% 50% Dew point 14°C 15°C 11°C 8°C 3°C 4°C 8°C 8°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 9°C 9°C First light 5:15am 5:16am 5:17am 5:18am 5:19am 5:21am 5:22am Sunrise 5:48am 5:49am 5:50am 5:51am 5:52am 5:53am 5:55am Sunset 8:48pm 8:48pm 8:47pm 8:47pm 8:47pm 8:46pm 8:46pm Last light 9:21pm 9:21pm 9:21pm 9:20pm 9:20pm 9:19pm 9:19pm -
Warnings
Weather Warnings
Fri 3:01pm UTC Severe weather advice TASFri 3:01pm UTC Severe weather advice TASAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:01 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, East Coast and Central North
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Coast and Midlands
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 low to mid twenties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens which will further ease over the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are expected to ease by the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Bridport, Fingal, Launceston, St Helens, Scottsdale and Whitemark.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 3:01pm UTC Severe weather advice TASAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:01 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, East Coast and Central North
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Coast and Midlands
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 low to mid twenties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens which will further ease over the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are expected to ease by the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Bridport, Fingal, Launceston, St Helens, Scottsdale and Whitemark.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 3:01pm UTC Severe weather advice TASAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:01 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, East Coast and Central North
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Coast and Midlands
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 low to mid twenties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens which will further ease over the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are expected to ease by the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Bridport, Fingal, Launceston, St Helens, Scottsdale and Whitemark.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 3:01pm UTC Severe weather advice TASAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:01 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, East Coast and Central North
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Coast and Midlands
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 low to mid twenties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens which will further ease over the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are expected to ease by the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Bridport, Fingal, Launceston, St Helens, Scottsdale and Whitemark.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 3:01pm UTC Severe weather advice TASAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:01 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, East Coast and Central North
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Coast and Midlands
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 low to mid twenties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens which will further ease over the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are expected to ease by the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Bridport, Fingal, Launceston, St Helens, Scottsdale and Whitemark.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 3:01pm UTC Severe weather advice TASAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:01 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, East Coast and Central North
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Coast and Midlands
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 low to mid twenties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens which will further ease over the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are expected to ease by the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Bridport, Fingal, Launceston, St Helens, Scottsdale and Whitemark.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 3:01pm UTC Severe weather advice TASAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:01 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, East Coast and Central North
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Coast and Midlands
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 low to mid twenties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens which will further ease over the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are expected to ease by the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Bridport, Fingal, Launceston, St Helens, Scottsdale and Whitemark.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026Fri 12:10pm UTC Coastal wind warning TASAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 12:10 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 10 January 2026
Wind Warnings for Friday 09 January
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Upper East Coast and Lower East Coast
Wind Warnings for Saturday 10 January
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and South West Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Derwent Estuary, Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Channel, Central Plateau Lakes, South West Lakes and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:05 pm EDT Friday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
================================================================================Fri 10:47am UTC Severe weather advice TASAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for Furneaux Islands, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, Central Plateau, Midlands and parts of Western, North West Coast and Central North Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:47 am Friday, 9 January 2026.
Damaging winds developing through much of Tasmania on Saturday morning.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system will approach southwestern Tasmania early Saturday morning, extending a vigorous west to northwesterly flow across the state. A thermal trough will cross during the day, shifting winds southwesterly and gradually easing into the late afternoon and evening.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands
For northeastern Tasmania and the Furneaux Islands: DAMAGING WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are expected to develop around mid-morning.
For the remainder including HOBART: Strong winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are possible from the late morning. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h are possible about elevated and exposed regions.
Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds by early Saturday evening.
Locations which may be affected include Devonport, St Helens, Swansea, New Norfolk, Hobart and Oatlands.
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 pm AEDT Friday.
Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.Fri 10:47am UTC Severe weather advice TASAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for Furneaux Islands, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, Central Plateau, Midlands and parts of Western, North West Coast and Central North Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:47 am Friday, 9 January 2026.
Damaging winds developing through much of Tasmania on Saturday morning.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system will approach southwestern Tasmania early Saturday morning, extending a vigorous west to northwesterly flow across the state. A thermal trough will cross during the day, shifting winds southwesterly and gradually easing into the late afternoon and evening.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands
For northeastern Tasmania and the Furneaux Islands: DAMAGING WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are expected to develop around mid-morning.
For the remainder including HOBART: Strong winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are possible from the late morning. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h are possible about elevated and exposed regions.
Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds by early Saturday evening.
Locations which may be affected include Devonport, St Helens, Swansea, New Norfolk, Hobart and Oatlands.
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 pm AEDT Friday.
Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Heatwave Warning Tasmania
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Perth (41.5764°S, 147.174°E, 151m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:15am EDT 5:48am EDT 8:48pm EDT 9:21pm EDT 11:59pm EDT 12:02pm EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Perth sun & moon times
FridayFirst light5:15am
EDTSunrise5:48am
EDTSunset8:48pm
EDTLast light9:21pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseFri
11:59pm
EDTMoon setFri
12:02pm
EDTLast quarterLast quarter Sun
Jan 11
New moonNew moon Mon
Jan 19
First quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
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Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
0 Friday Friday 5 1 Saturday Saturday 0 2 Sunday Sunday 0 3 Monday Monday 0 4 Tuesday Tuesday 5 5 Wednesday Wednesday 5 6 Thursday Thursday 0 7 Thursday Thursday 0
