Rum Island Weather Forecast
- 11
- 16
Possible shower. Windy
- 10
- 16
Mostly sunny
- 9
- 22
Possible shower
- 11
- 17
Becoming windy. Partly cloudy
- 11
- 17
Partly cloudy
- 10
- 17
Showers
- 9
- 16
Shower or two
Today 17 Oct Furneaux Islands
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely at night. Winds westerly 35 to 50 km/h decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 16.
Banks Strait and Franklin
- Wind
- Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- West to northwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system over Victoria directs a westerly airstream over Tasmania, forecast to weakening as a ridge extends over the state during Saturday. A strong northerly flow will develop on Sunday, ahead of a cold front which is forecast to cross the state later in the day. Another cold front is forecast to approach the southwest of Tasmania Monday evening, passing to the south of the state.
Rum Island Temperature Statistics View More
October Temperature
Swan Island (26km)
Lowest 13 October, 2025
3.8 °CAverage October
12.4 °CHighest 5 October, 2025
17.9 °C
Climate (2020–Present)
Swan Island (26km)
Average Low 2020–2025
12 °CAverage 2020–2025
14.4 °CAverage High 2020–2025
17.5 °C