Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Road Weather Alert for Tasmania
for North West Coast, Central North, North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Issued at 10:59 PM EST on Monday 18 August 2025
Road weather alert for icy roads for the following areas:
North West Coast, Central North, North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Icy roads will make driving conditions dangerous during Monday and Tuesday in parts of the North West Coast, Central North, North East, Western, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts.
For information on any road closures, please contact your local council or the Police.
The next alert will be issued by 5:00 am EST Tuesday.
Forecast
Sandford (42.9439°S, 147.499°E, 13m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and 5 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 14.
Forecast for Sandford (42.9439°S, 147.499°E, 13m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 2° 3° 5° 8° 8° 5° 5° Maximum 13° 17° 18° 17° 15° 14° 14° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 30% 50% 70% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Low Low Low Low Low Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Moderate Slight Nil Nil Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 13
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction NNW S N N NNE N N N N WSW NW WSW NNW ENE Relative humidity 76% 51% 75% 51% 78% 52% 78% 57% 81% 65% 82% 64% 76% 57% Dew point 2°C 2°C 4°C 6°C 7°C 7°C 9°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 6°C 6°C 5°C 5°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Sandford (42.9439°S, 147.499°E, 13m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:29am EST 6:59am EST 5:30pm EST 5:59pm EST 4:20am EST 12:38pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
