Bureau of Meteorology issues severe weather warning for Tasmania

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning with peak gusts expected to exceed 100km/h, with rain, frost and snow also on the way. SEE THE FULL FORECAST + VIDEO >>

DESTRUCTIVE 100km/h winds, rain and snow is on the way for much of Tasmania this week, with sheep graziers warned subzero temperatures will bring frost.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for north coastal areas, the east, south and south west Tuesday with peak gusts expected to exceed 100km/h.

Sky News Meteorologist Rob Sharpe said a “strong front” would move across Tasmania from Tuesday bringing cold, wet and windy conditions.

“There are still a few showers moving through (Monday) but it will ramp up again (with) strong winds in the next front that surges across Tasmania on Tuesday,” Mr Sharpe said.

“We’re going to see some cold, wet and windy weather with that system only brushing mainland Australia so therefore out of that the snow will very much focus on Tasmania.”

Forecast wind on Tuesday.

The warning follows a windy night for Tasmani, with gust of 80km/h recorded at King Island, 83km/h at Flinders Island and 98 km/h at Eddystone Point on Sunday evening, while kunanyi/Mount Wellington recorded gusts of 130 km/h early Monday morning.

The Bureau said wet conditions would continue Tuesday with 20–30mm of rainfall forecast for the west and far south with up to 50mm possible in elevated areas, 15–25mm in elevated areas of the north east, and less than 2mm in the east.

Snow is also predicted down to 500 metres in the south, west and central areas Tuesday rising on Wednesday morning.

Hobart › East: Mount Wellington

The Bureau’s warning said cold temperatures overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, was expected, with Wednesday minimums forecast to reach subzero temperatures in central areas bringing the potential of frost.

A sheep graziers warning is current for the Upper Derwent Valley and South East districts on Tuesday due to the wet, cold and windy conditions.

Hobart forecast

Tuesday: Min 10 Max 15. Cloudy. Very high (95%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon.

Wednesday: Min 5 Max 12. Partly cloudy.

Thursday: Min 3 Max 13 Mostly sunny.

Friday: Min 4 Max 15 Partly cloudy.

Saturday: Min 5 Max 14 Shower or two.

Sunday: Min 7 Max 14 Shower or two.

Launceston forecast

Tuesday: Min 9 Max 15 Showers. Windy.

Wednesday: Min 1 Max 13 Partly cloudy.

Thursday: Min 1 Max 13 Cloudy.

Friday: Min 6 Max 16 Possible shower.

Saturday: Min 6 Max 14 Showers.

Sunday: Min 6 Max 13 Shower or two.