Tasmania
Tasmania severe weather & warning links.
Find TasALERT and BOM warnings alongside weather and radar shortcuts for southern, northern and western Tasmania.
Current Bureau of Meteorology warnings for Tasmania
The Bureau of Meteorology has no current warnings listed for Tasmania. Bureau warnings page →
Warning titles and issue times from the Bureau of Meteorology's public warnings feed, © Commonwealth of Australia (terms), shown with links only: read each warning on the Bureau's site. Checked every 10 minutes; last received . Atmosphr is not affiliated with the Bureau.
Official information first
This page is a directory, not a live warning feed. Open BOM to check the current warning area and issue time, and TasALERT for local information. Atmosphr does not issue or reproduce official emergency warnings here.
Tasmanian weather hazards and when they occur
Tasmania lies in the path of the Roaring Forties, and the Tasmania SES notes that storms and severe weather can affect any part of the state at any time of year.
| Hazard | Typical season | Where in the state | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong winds and storms | Any time of year | Statewide, with the west coast and highlands most exposed | Tasmania SES: storms and floods |
| Flooding | After heavy rain, including during east coast low complexes | River catchments and urban creeks | Tasmania SES: storms and floods |
| Cold outbreaks, highland snow, frost and fog | Winter, when these are typical | Highlands and inland valleys | BOM: Tasmania in winter 2019 |
| Bushfire | Hot, dry and windy days | Southern and eastern bushland, including the edges of Hobart | Tasmania Fire Service |
Flooding is one of the most dangerous hazards in Tasmania: the SES records at least 78 flood-related deaths since European settlement.
Tasmanian events worth knowing
- Black Tuesday, 7 February 1967. 110 separate fires burned across southern Tasmania, driven by northerly winds of up to 110 km/h. Sixty-two people died and 1,293 homes were destroyed, and the fires came within two kilometres of Hobart’s central business district.
- Floods of June and July 2016. Heavy rain from 4 to 7 June flooded the Mersey, Forth, Meander, North Esk, South Esk, Macquarie, Ouse and Derwent rivers. A July flood was the worst on the Huon River in twenty years. Recovery cost about $180 million.
- Hobart flash flood, 10 and 11 May 2018. Hobart recorded 128 mm, a third of it between 10 and 11 pm, while kunanyi/Mount Wellington recorded 236.2 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 11 May.
Official Tasmanian channels
- TasALERT: the state’s emergency information site.
- Tasmania SES: call 132 500 for flood and storm emergency help, and 000 if life is at risk.
- Tasmania Fire Service: fire danger rating forecasts and fire permit information.
- Warning levels: emergency services use the Australian Warning System. the Queensland Government’s explanation of the national system sets out the three levels: Advice (yellow), meaning an incident has started with no immediate danger; Watch and Act (orange), a heightened threat where you should start taking action; and Emergency Warning (red), the highest level, where you may be in danger and need to act immediately.
- Fire danger: since 1 September 2022 Australia has used the Australian Fire Danger Rating System. Its four levels are Moderate (plan and prepare), High (prepare to act), Extreme (take action now to protect your life and property) and Catastrophic (for your survival, leave bush fire risk areas).
Using Atmosphr in Tasmania
Elevation matters here. In May 2018, kunanyi/Mount Wellington recorded almost twice Hobart’s rainfall in the same 24 hours. A model grid point cannot capture that difference, so treat a town forecast as a guide to the town, not the mountain above it. For walks and alpine roads, use the destination’s official forecast and access advice.
Tasmania is on UTC+10 and observes daylight saving. Browse the Tasmanian forecast hub. Atmosphr shows Open-Meteo model forecasts and RainViewer radar frames from the recent past. It does not issue warnings, and a quiet map is not an all-clear.
Check the right coast, town and elevation
Start with Hobart for the south and Launceston for the north. The time and location shown in each forecast matter when comparing a town forecast with conditions elsewhere on the island.
Devonport and Burnie offer separate north-coast views; Strahan is the western starting point. If you are moving between them, use the location search for the places on your itinerary.
A town forecast does not describe an exposed summit or every section of a walking track. Look up the destination’s official forecast and local access advice. Use TasALERT for emergency information and the tide guides to find official tide-table sources.
Local forecasts and rain radar
| Location | Model weather | Recent radar |
|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Hobart 7-day forecast | Hobart radar |
| Launceston | Launceston 7-day forecast | Launceston radar |
| Devonport | Devonport 7-day forecast | Devonport radar |
| Burnie | Burnie 7-day forecast | Burnie radar |
| Strahan | Strahan 7-day forecast | Strahan radar |
Today’s forecast for Tasmania towns. Each forecast link opens that town’s 7-day forecast page. The radar link opens recent RainViewer composite imagery, including an old BOM-style layout. It is not a station-specific BOM product.
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Sources and further reading
- BOM warnings and alerts
- TasALERT
- Tasmania SES: storms and floods
- BOM: Tasmania in winter 2019
- Tasmania Fire Service
- Australian Fire Danger Rating System
- AIDR Knowledge Hub: Black Tuesday, Tasmania 1967
- AIDR Knowledge Hub: Tasmania floods, June to July 2016
- AIDR Knowledge Hub: Hobart flash flooding 2018
- Tourism Australia: Australian time zones