Quarantine Point Weather Forecast

Channel

Wind

Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending westerly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers, with possible small hail early this morning.

Weather Situation

A cold and gusty west to southwesterly airstream flows across the state. A strong warm front will then cross Tasmania later today, bringing a much warmer westerly airstream to the state which will persist into Saturday. A weak ridge is then expected to cross later Saturday with the airstream expected to tend more northwesterly during Sunday and Monday as a low pressure centre and cold front slowly approach from the west.