Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:00 PM EDT on Sunday 09 March 2025
Valid for Sunday 09 March 2025 to Tuesday 11 March 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands, North East, Western and North West Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Plateau and East Coast
Safety Advice::
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties, with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens.
Severe heatwave conditions have developed over the west and north of the state this weekend, and are expected to moderate over the next couple of days with low intensity heatwave conditions persisting until a milder change later in the week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Central Plateau and the East Coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Smithton, Sheffield and Wynyard.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Monday 10 March 2025
Forecast
Butlers Gorge (42.2722°S, 146.2667°E, 671m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TODAY10° 25° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 20% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:37am EDT 7:05am EDT 7:45pm EDT 8:13pm EDT NOW11.7° Feels Like: 11.6° Relative Humidity: 86% Dew: 9.4° Wind: N 0km/h Gust: 0km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: -
Today Weather
Butlers GorgeNow9.5°cFeels Like:9.3°Wind:N 0km/hGusts:0km/hHumidity:97%10°Min25°MaxToday in Butlers GorgePartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending W/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then shifting E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28.Tomorrow7°Min21°MaxCloudy. The chance of fog in the N in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h turning NE 15 to 25 km/h during the morning and early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 23. -
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Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending W/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then shifting E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28.
Forecast for Butlers Gorge (42.2722°S, 146.2667°E, 671m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary Minimum 10° 7° 9° 9° 6° 7° 8° Maximum 25° 21° 21° 17° 17° 19° 12° Chance of rain 20% 80% 90% 50% 70% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 5-10mm UV index Very High Very High Very High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 4
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(km/h)Wind direction NW WSW E ESE NE N W WSW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW W Relative humidity 75% 48% 92% 55% 94% 69% 97% 69% 80% 61% 82% 61% 98% 81% Dew point 12°C 12°C 9°C 10°C 13°C 14°C 11°C 10°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 6°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Butlers Gorge Rain Forecast
Butlers Gorge 12-month Rainfall ForecastMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb20252026566655635674105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Feb 25
ENSO status: La Niña-like conditions. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Positive. Trending neutral. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña-like pattern. The US declaring a La Niña event has started, but this event has not met the BoM definition. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and eastern Australia, while reducing rainfall over southern coastal Australia and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and does not play a part in Australia's climate during this time of year. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a short positive phase. Recent forecasts no particular evidence towards a positive or negative phase in autumn, although the long-wave pattern indicates that cold fronts are a bit more likely for Australia's longitudes over the next few months. During summer and early autumn, a positive SAM increases rainfall over most of eastern Australia, and decreases rainfall for SA, Vic and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing aboveaverage rainfall over large parts of northern Australia in March and early April (forecast late monsoon activity). Above average rainfall is expected for the NSW coast through autumn, with wetter conditions also developing over western WA from late autumn. SA, Vic and Tas are expected to be average to slightly below average, with average conditions elsewhere.
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Past 5 Days
Butlers Gorge Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Wednesday
Mar 055.9 °C 23.7 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Mar 068.2 °C 16.8 °C 1.2 mmFriday
Mar 073.3 °C 21.2 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Mar 083.1 °C - 0.0 mmSunday
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Butlers Gorge minimum temp history (42.2722°S, 146.2667°E, 671m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 28.3° 09/03/2025 Coldest this month 0.1° 03/03/2025 Hottest on record 32.0 01/03/1989 Coldest on record -4.4 05/03/2011 Hottest this year 31.2° 02/02/2025 Coldest this year -1.3° 17/02/2025 Long term average 16.6° Long term average 5.2° Average this month 20.4° Average this month 4.9° Hottest March On Record Avg. max. temp. 20.5° 2017 Coldest March on record Avg. min. temp. 3.1° 1991 Butlers Gorge rainfall history (42.2722°S, 146.2667°E, 671m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 1.2mm 06/03/2025 Total This Month 1.6mm
2.0 daysLong Term Average 100.5mm 16.8 days Wettest March on record 215.0mm 1996 Driest on record 27.4mm 1994 -
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Butlers Gorge Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Mar 271.8mm 44.9 day(s) Total For 2025 86.0mm 27.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 150.2mm 29.0 day(s) Wettest Day 17.4mm Jan13 Lowest Temperature -1.3°C Feb17 Highest Temperature 31.2°C Feb 2 -
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Butlers Gorge Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 19.0 18.9 16.6 13.2 10.1 7.8 7.2 8.1 10.2 12.7 14.9 16.9 12.9 Mean Min (°C) 6.4 6.2 5.2 3.5 1.8 0.3 -0.3 0.0 1.1 2.4 4.0 5.5 3.0 Mean Rain (mm) 92.1 79.2 100.5 138.3 161.1 150.7 175.8 185.8 170.7 158.7 134.9 123.5 1659.9 Mean Rain Days 15.0 13.1 16.8 20.1 22.8 21.8 24.0 24.4 22.4 21.4 19.4 18.2 238.1