Huon River - Garden Island Weather Forecast

Channel

Wind

South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon then becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.

Seas

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

Weather

Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A cold front is crossing Tasmania from the west, expected to clear to the east of the state by early Thursday morning. A high pressure system is forecast to move over waters south of the Bight and extend a ridge over Tasmania into Thursday. The high centre is expected to move eastwards over Tasmania, to be over the Tasman Sea by Friday, directing a northeasterly stream over Tasmania into Saturday. A trough approaches the west of Tasmania during Saturday, forecast to cross the state overnight into Sunday, as a new high pressure ridge extends over Tasmania from the west.