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
Upper Burnie (41.0703°S, 145.9009°E, 94m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Areas of frost and the chance of fog in the morning. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and 3 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching around 12.
Forecast for Upper Burnie (41.0703°S, 145.9009°E, 94m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 2° 4° 7° 9° 6° 4° 4° Maximum 13° 14° 15° 15° 14° 14° 14° Chance of rain 40% 50% 70% 70% 70% 50% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm < 1mm 10-20mm UV index Low Low Low Low Low Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Moderate Slight Nil Nil Nil Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 8
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction SSE NE ESE ENE ESE ENE E NE W NW W W SW NNW Relative humidity 79% 69% 86% 82% 92% 87% 94% 91% 91% 78% 78% 70% 75% 74% Dew point 4°C 7°C 7°C 11°C 10°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 9°C 9°C 4°C 9°C 5°C 10°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Upper Burnie (41.0703°S, 145.9009°E, 94m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:34am EST 7:02am EST 5:39pm EST 6:07pm EST 4:18am EST 12:53pm 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
