Quarantine Point Weather Forecast

Channel

Wind

Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the late morning then tending southerly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system and associated cold front is approaching Tasmania from the west, directing a northwesterly airstream over the state. This low is expected to cross Tasmania during today, directing the airstream more northerly. A west to southwesterly airstream is then expected in the wake of the low on Saturday evening. A series of weaker cold fronts embedded in the westerly flow are then forecast to cross the state in the following days.