Samphire Island Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A cold front about the west, crosses the state during this afternoon and evening. A much cooler south to southwesterly airstream is expected to follow early Saturday with a ridge of high pressure forecast to develop over the state through the weekend. A warmer northwesterly airstream is then expected to develop during Monday as the ridge gradually moves to the east and a cold front approaches from the west. The cold front is expected to move over Tasmania on Tuesday resulting in a return to cooler southerly flow.