Warnings

Heatwave Warning for Tasmania Sat 04 Jan 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

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Heatwave Warning 

Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Saturday 04 January 2025
Valid for Saturday 04 January 2025 to Sunday 05 January 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Furneaux Islands and North East
Cancellation for the following areas:
Midlands, Central Plateau and East Coast

Safety Advice::
 Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
 Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
 Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
 If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.

Maximum temperatures in the mid to high twenties, peaking around 30 degrees in parts over the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures around the mid teens.

Severe heatwave conditions are expected to ease after the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include .

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 05 January 2025