Cape Sorell (offshore) Weather Forecast

Central West Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the day. Winds turning westerly in the evening.

Seas

3 to 4 metres.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, tending westerly 4 to 6 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers, with possible small hail offshore later tonight. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A series of cold fronts will cross Tasmania today, as a low to the southwest of the state moves towards the Tasman Sea. The low will quickly move away to the southeast on Wednesday morning, with a high pressure system over mainland Australia to direct a westerly airstream over Tasmania during Wednesday. A northwesterly airstream is expected to develop on Thursday, with a cold front to cross Tasmania early on Friday and another front to cross the west of the state Friday evening.