Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for East Coast, Central Plateau and parts of Upper Derwent Valley, North East, North West Coast, Central North and Midlands Forecast Districts.
Issued at 4:17 am Thursday, 4 December 2025.
Damaging wind gusts developing over central and eastern Tasmania from this morning.
Weather Situation
An approaching cold front will produce vigorous west to northwesterly winds over central and eastern parts of the state today. The cold front will move into the Tasman Sea late this evening with winds easing in its wake.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Upper Derwent Valley, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands
Strong northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 100 km/h are likely over central and eastern parts of the state from this morning.
Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds this afternoon for central parts of the state and late this evening in the east.
Locations which may be affected include St Helens, Swansea, Bicheno, Bothwell, Fingal and Lake St Clair.
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 am AEDT Thursday.
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
Priory (41.2576°S, 148.1996°E, 57m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Damaging winds possible. Winds W/NW 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 21 to 26.
Forecast for Priory (41.2576°S, 148.1996°E, 57m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 14° 12° 11° 8° 11° 11° 9° Maximum 27° 20° 22° 20° 19° 22° 21° Chance of rain 5% 10% 30% 30% 30% 5% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating High 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 24
(km/h)38
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)30
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)29
(km/h)29
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)5
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW E ENE NW NW WNW WNW NNW NW NW NW NNW N Relative humidity 48% 36% 61% 56% 55% 49% 44% 35% 69% 64% 49% 42% 48% 42% Dew point 11°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 11°C 3°C 4°C 10°C 12°C 6°C 9°C 5°C 7°C -
Warnings
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) East Coast, Central Plateau & U Derwent, North East, North West Coast, Central North & Midlands
- Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) East Coast, Central Plateau & U Derwent, North East, North West Coast, Central North & Midlands
- Gale Warning for South East & South West coasts
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Priory (41.2576°S, 148.1996°E, 57m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:55am EDT 5:28am EDT 8:26pm EDT 9:00pm EDT 7:58pm EDT 4:07am EDT
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days