Samphire Island Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Westerly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots about Banks Strait in the evening.

Seas

2.5 to 3 metres.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A cold front approaches this morning, bringing a strong and cold west to southwesterly flow across the state. A warm front will then cross during Friday, bringing a much warmer westerly airstream to the state which persists into Saturday. A weak ridge is then expected to cross later Saturday with the airstream expected to tend more northwesterly during Sunday as a cold front approaches from the west.