Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Issued at 05:03 AM EDT on Friday 17 October 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Port Huon (43.1554°S, 146.9634°E, 0m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Snow falling above 700 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far S in the early afternoon. Possible small hail. Winds W 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning NW 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 9 and 16.
Forecast for Port Huon (43.1554°S, 146.9634°E, 0m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 7° 5° 4° 8° 6° 6° 5° Maximum 14° 14° 22° 16° 14° 14° 13° Chance of rain 80% 40% 70% 60% 60% 60% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Moderate High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate High High - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Slight Nil Nil Nil Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 22
(km/h)27
(km/h)22
(km/h)17
(km/h)28
(km/h)31
(km/h)24
(km/h)30
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W W W NNW WNW NW WNW WNW WNW WNW WSW W W Relative humidity 67% 52% 70% 44% 41% 63% 68% 54% 63% 52% 71% 57% 65% 55% Dew point 4°C 4°C 3°C 2°C 7°C 11°C 6°C 6°C 3°C 4°C 5°C 6°C 3°C 4°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Port Huon (43.1554°S, 146.9634°E, 0m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:50am EDT 6:19am EDT 7:37pm EDT 8:07pm EDT 4:31am EDT 3:18pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
