Cape Wickham Weather Forecast

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres south of King Island.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm later this evening.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will continue to extend a ridge over Tasmania until a trough moves across the state from the west later today. This trough will linger off the northeast coast on Thursday then will move eastwards on Friday ahead of a cold front expected to cross the state early Saturday, followed by another trough in the evening. A high pressure system will move to a position over waters south of the Bight on Sunday and will extend a ridge over Tasmania.