Perkins Island Weather Forecast

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    Rain

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    Partly cloudy

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    Shower or two

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    Possible morning shower

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    Partly cloudy

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    Possible shower

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    Shower or two

Today 17 May Smithton

Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, becoming less likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds northeasterly 20 to 25 km/h tending northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon.

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Sandy Cape to Stanley including King Island
Wind
Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
West to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon.
Weather Situation
A slow moving high pressure system near New Zealand is directing a mild north to northeasterly airstream over Tasmania. A trough is expected to slowly move eastwards across Tasmania during today and Monday. A weak cold front is then forecast to approach the west during Monday, and cross over the state on Tuesday.
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May Temperature

Smithton Aerodrome (7km)

  • Lowest 7 May, 2026

    4 °C

  • Average May

    14 °C

  • Highest 1 May, 2026

    20.9 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Smithton Aerodrome (7km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    8 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    12.6 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    17.7 °C
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