Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:39 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, East Coast, Central North, Midlands and North West Coast
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 mid twenties to low thirties and over the elevated areas the low to mid twenties, maximum temperatures easing to low to mid twenties by Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, easing to the high single digits to low teens by Friday.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to ease by the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Bridport, Campbell Town, Deloraine, Fingal, Launceston, St Helens, Scottsdale and Whitemark.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Forecast
Preston (41.285°S, 146.0752°E, 364m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening. Winds S/SW 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Preston (41.285°S, 146.0752°E, 364m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 15° 13° 12° 7° 7° 9° 11° Maximum 28° 22° 19° 21° 21° 23° 21° Chance of rain 50% 70% 70% 5% 20% 60% 80% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating Moderate 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 6
(km/h)15
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)24
(km/h)28
(km/h)13
(km/h)11
(km/h)4
(km/h)14
(km/h)3
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W SE NE WNW W SW WSW ENE NNE SE N SE NE Relative humidity 68% 19% 77% 80% 74% 56% 52% 41% 65% 54% 64% 51% 74% 61% Dew point 15°C 2°C 14°C 16°C 10°C 9°C 3°C 5°C 8°C 10°C 9°C 11°C 11°C 12°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Preston (41.285°S, 146.0752°E, 364m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:18am EDT 5:51am EDT 8:51pm EDT 9:24pm EDT 11:44pm EDT 11:00am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
