The island state of Tasmania is trembling as an intense low pressure cuts its way across the south, driving in icy rain and severe gales, according to weatherzone.com.au. The low has been causing widespread rain over western and southern Tasmania. Strahan Airport has recorded multiple bursts of around five millimetres in ten minutes, enough to cause flash flooding. Coastal locations, such as Cape Grim and Low Head, have been continually buffeted by winds with speeds up to 70 km/h. Cape Grim has even been hit by a 91 km/h wind gust, enough to start ripping roofs of houses, if there were any there. There is currently a Road Weather Alert for all Tasmania roads as rain is expected to significantly reduce visibility, making driving very dangerous. By tomorrow morning, the area most susceptible will have contracted to the Lower Derwent as the low heads east. On Tuesday, Hobart is expected to get its fair share of rain and gales. Winds will be southerly, acting to really force in the Antarctic air that usually sits further south. As a result, Hobart is set to peak at just 17 degrees, the frost-iest day since mid-December.