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Maximum for Launceston today was 30.4 degrees at 3.37 pm. The first maximum in excess of 30 degrees for 2017. Else where Ouse was 34.7, Bushy Park 33, Fingal 31.6, Campania 30.5, Grove 31 and Hobart 26.1.

The heatwave looks well and truly on at the end of the month by the look of ACCESS.

This fast moving system formed a LOW near Flinders Island delivered good totals to the state's North East. Rainfall totals since midnight: Grey 103 mm, St Helens 86 mm, Friendly Beaches 74 mm, Mt Victoria 53 mm, Mathinna 42 mm, Cressy 35mm, Scottsdale 28 mm, Sheffield 27 mm, Launceston 25 mm, Swanse...

Just released by the BOM for North East and East of Tassie. For people in parts of the North East and East Coast Forecast Districts. Issued at 10:44 am Thursday, 19 January 2017. Weather Situation A low pressure system is expected to develop near King Island early on Friday morning. The low is expec...

JasmineStorm, what temperature would the pink sections of these charts equate to?

Patchy rain falling across Northern Tasmania at the moment. 1.4 mm at Smithton the highest total so far.

A pleasant 24.7 degrees in Launceston today with 24.1 in Hobart. Highest in Tasmania today was Fingal with 29.1 degrees.

Some good falls across Tasmania today however the south and east missed out. Mount Victoria 54 mm, Scottsdale 41 mm, Wynyard 34 mm, Mt Arthur 34 mm, Low Head 25 mm, Devonport 20 mm, Launceston 18 mm, St Helens 2 mm, Hobart 1.2 mm

Looking ahead a bit further is ACCESS suggesting a severe heatwave for SE Australia 14th Jan to 17th Jan?

Hobart has received 34.8 mm of rain since 9 am yesterday. Including 33 mm between 400 and 730. Campania in the South East has had 58 mm with 50 mm falling between 530 and 930.

Just back from a week in Victoria, in particular the Wimmera region. Received a nice storm in Horsham yesterday delivering 12 mm or so. While i was away the recent event delivered 57 mm here in Grindelwald (15 km north of Launceston). Looking ahead GFS and ACCESS seem to be suggesting an influx of m...

Incredible! Victor Harbor and Goolwa about to be smashed and no Severe Thunderstorm Warning?!!

Heavy rain here in the Tamar Valley, 360 degree lightning flashes and rolling thunder. Once in five years type storm for this part of the world.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Tasmania - quite rare. Orange blobs on the NW Tas radar also quite rare.

Good falls for Tassie in the last 24 hours. The rain has cleared from the North East but ramping up now over the South East and Central North. Totals since 9 am yesterday include Gray 197 mm, Mt Victoria 110 mm, Upper Esk 89 mm, Mathinna 86 mm, Interlaken 73 mm, Sheffield 69 mm, Scottsdale 67 mm, Lo...

The event next weekend looks interesting for Tassie but possibly bad news for the Second Test in Hobart

More decent rainfall totals in Tasmania over the last 24 hours with frequent showers hitting mainly the North and West. 33mm at Mt Victoria and Cradle Valley the standouts. Mt Barrow 25 mm Scottsdale 18 mm, Low Head 15 mm, Deloraine 13 mm, Launceston 5.8 mm and Hobart 1 mm. Here in Grindelwald we ha...

25.4 mm in Grindelwald overnight. Some big totals around Tasmania again especially in the North and North West. Pine Tree Rivulet 75 mm, Lake Augusta 53 mm, Wynyard 41 mm, Sheffield 40 mm, Upper Esk 38 mm, Mt Barrow 32 mm, Cressy 25 mm, Devonport 25 mm, Launceston 17 mm and Hobart 4.6 mm. More showe...

The LOW keeps on giving here in Tassie. Focus of the rain overnight has been in the North West and West. 105 mm at Mt Read, 68 mm at Borradaile Plains, 40 mm at Sheffield 37 mm at Meander, 34 mm at Western Creek, 30mm at Brady's Lake, 16mm at Wynyard, 14 mm at Devonport and only 1 mm in Launceston.

Rainfall focus turned to the South East of Tasmania overnight with Interlaken 96 mm, Nugent 86 mm, Tooms Lake 79 mm, Mt Wellington 72 mm, Grove 67 mm, Triabunna 63 mm, Friendly Beach 46 mm, Hobart 35.2 mm. Here in Grindelwald 15 km north on Launceston we had 43.8 mm for a September total of 90 mm. T...