Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM EDT on Sunday 04 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 04 January 2026 to Wednesday 07 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North East, East 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 high twenties, increasing to mid twenties to low thirties by Wednesday. Over the elevated areas, maximum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties, increasing to low to mid twenties by Wednesday.?Overnight minimum temperatures in high single digit to low teens, increasing to low to high teens by Wednesday night Thursday morning.?
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to expand into northern parts of TAS from Tuesday, easing later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Fingal and St Helens.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Monday 05 January 2026
Forecast
Priory (41.2576°S, 148.1996°E, 57m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds W/NW 15 to 20 km/h tending N/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 21 to 26.
Forecast for Priory (41.2576°S, 148.1996°E, 57m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 13° 14° 14° 17° 15° 18° 11° Maximum 24° 29° 31° 25° 27° 25° 22° Chance of rain 20% 5% 20% 40% 80% 80% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High 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 4
(km/h)15
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)25
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction ENE NE NW WNW N NNW SSE ESE SE NE NW WNW WSW ENE Relative humidity 69% 55% 58% 42% 49% 35% 67% 71% 81% 64% 62% 44% 49% 49% Dew point 13°C 14°C 13°C 15°C 12°C 14°C 19°C 16°C 16°C 19°C 13°C 12°C 6°C 11°C -
Warnings
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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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:07am EDT 5:41am EDT 8:44pm EDT 9:17pm EDT 10:23pm EDT 7:12am 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