National heatwave to bake parts of Tassie on Monday

Tassie can expect an early burst of summer with temperatures forecasted to reach the mid-30s in some parts of the state. Where it’s predicted to sizzle.

Monday hot weather – Melissa Mace and Sydney the Sproodle aged 8 at Kingston Beach. Picture: Caroline Tan

Most of the state is set to sizzle as heatwaves on the mainland bring hotter than average weather, with temperatures tipped to reach the mid 30s in some parts of Tasmania.

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting heatwave conditions ranging from severe to low intensity for all states, with the “unusually hot” weather to bring increased temperatures to most of Tasmania on Monday.

Melissa Mace was getting a walk in for her 8-year-old springer x poodle, Sydney, at Kingston Beach on Sunday ahead of the high temperatures on Monday.

She said her and Sydney live nearby and visit the beach all the time.

Monday hot weather – Billie Spencer 3 and Sam Owen at Kingston Beach. Picture: Caroline Tan

Sydney doesn’t seem to get too hot, but just loves to spend time playing fetch in the water, Ms Mace said.

8-year-old Piper Maine was visiting family in Kingston from Melbourne.
She said it was a “bit cold” for swimming on Sunday, “but once you get in it is fine”.

The BOM was forecasting low intensity heatwave conditions for parts of the Furneaux Islands and eastern and western Tasmania including Hobart on Sunday and high temperatures on Monday with a cold front set to cool things down on Monday evening.

The high temperatures cause the Tasmanian Fire Service to suspend fire permits in Southern Tasmania from Sunday until 8am on Tuesday.

BOM meteorologist Michael Conway said the north coast will avoid the hot weather on Monday, with forecasts for that region remaining in the low 20s while the rest of the state will reach the high 20s-30s.

Extreme heat – heatwave to hit most states and territories. Pictures: Sky News Weather/Weatherzone.

He said the Upper Derwent Valley could reach the mid-30s and the city of Hobart will be “quite warm to hot”.

These high temperatures so early in December were not “super-common”, Mr Conway said, with early hot summer weather occurring about every several years.

Mr Conway said Monday would be a windy day, with a severe weather warning likely to be issued for the far north and part of the west coast for strong winds and the rest of the state to experience winds in the afternoon.

A cold front will bring a reprieve to the heat on Monday night and will bring around 10mm of rain to most of the state, with the potential for some storm activity.

Mr Conway said Tuesday would be a cool day, with a south westerly wind flow cooling things down for the rest of the week.

Originally published as National heatwave to bake parts of Tassie on Monday