Tasmanian weather: cold change brings wind and rain

A cold snap is looming over the state, with strong winds and rain expected to set in for the rest of the week.

Tasmania is set to be very windy on Sunday October 1.

A cold change is looming over Tasmania, as winds and showers are expected to hit the state for the first day of October.

The sign of rain is a welcomed sight, amid a strengthening El Nino in the coming months but Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Mark Anolak said there won’t be as much rain as we’d like.

“We are starting to see some showers moving across the North West and those showers are probably likely to hover around the Western parts of the state pretty much all day Sunday,” he said.

“We might see them extend a little bit further east over Hobart for a period during the day Sunday, but not a huge amount of rain is expected.”

The Bom has issued a gale warning for the Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and South West Coast on Sunday. There is a strong wind warning for areas including Derwent Estuary Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay Channel, Upper East Coast and Central West Coast.

“We’re looking at strong north-westerly winds, maybe the showers extending a little bit over land during the day tomorrow, but then contracting back to the west during the afternoon or during the evening,” Mr Anolak said.

“Spring is a notorious time for lots of cool changes all at once. We are seeing a series of cold fronts coming across over the next week or so.

“There will be another southerly change coming through midweek and that will bring cooler conditions.”

Wet weather in North Hobart. Pals Tony Beard, Tony Horsham, John Pool and Essie walk down Elizabeth Street on Friday 23rd June. Picture: Linda Higginson.

Forecast

Hobart

There will be showers and wind and a top of 19C for Hobart on Sunday, with a sunshine and 22C forecasted for Monday. Tuesday will have a shower or two and top of 21C, with possible showers and 17C on Wednesday. Thursday will cool down to a rainy 14C and 11C on Friday.

Launceston

In the states North, Launceston will have a shower or two and top of 19C on Sunday, mostly sunny and 19C on Monday, shoers and top of 19C on Tuesday and Wednesday, before cooling down to 15C on Thursday.

Strahan

The West will be raining all week, with Strahan forecasted showers and 17C on Sunday, mostly sunny and a top of 19C on Monday. Tuesday will be raining and a top of 19C before cooling down to 15C on Wednesday, 13C on Thursday and 11C on Friday.

Swansea

In the states East, Swansea has been forecasted for a windy and top of 21C on Sunday, a sunny 20C on Monday. Rain will set in for the rest of the week with temperatures forecasted to be 22C on Tuesday, 15C on Wednesday, 14C on Thursday and 12C on Friday.

Originally published as Tasmanian weather: cold change brings wind and rain