Cape Barren Island Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning westerly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system and associated cold front is approaching Tasmania from the west, directing a northwesterly airstream over the state. This low is expected to cross Tasmania during today, directing the airstream more northerly. A west to southwesterly airstream is then expected in the wake of the low on Saturday evening. A series of weaker cold fronts embedded in the westerly flow are then forecast to cross the state in the following days.