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Home › Tasmania › Central North › Launceston

Launceston Weather

41.44°S 147.14°E 13m AMSL

Launceston Forecast

This morning	0°C
Today	15°C

Now

2.3°C

Updated at 08:30 EST

Central North for Sunday Sunny. Morning frost. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures between 11 and 14.

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Currently at Launceston

Temperature		2.3°C
Dew Point		1.7°C
Feels Like		2.3°C
Relative Humidity		96%
Wind		ESE 3km/h
Wind Gusts		6km/h
Pressure		-
Fire Danger		0.5
Rain since 9am/last hr		0.0mm / 0.0mm

Sunrise		07:16 EST
Sunset		16:59 EST

Nearby Now

Launceston Ap	3.8°C
Cressy	3.9°C
Scottsdale	7.4°C
Low Head	5.3°C

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Next 12 hours in Launceston

48-hour forecast »

9am

Mostly clear

4°C

12pm

Mostly clear

12°C

3pm

Mostly clear

14°C

6pm

Clear

10°C

Central North Weather Warnings

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There are no warnings current.

Tasmania Weather Update

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Launceston 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary	Sun May 19		Mon May 20		Tue May 21		Wed May 22		Thu May 23		Fri May 24		Sat May 25
Summary	Frost then sunny		Showers increasing		Clearing shower		Showers		Clearing shower		Mostly sunny		Frost then sunny
Maximum	15°C		13°C		15°C		14°C		14°C		15°C		15°C
Minimum	0°C		0°C		1°C		1°C		2°C		3°C		0°C
Chance of Rain	30%		90%		20%		30%		60%		70%		60%
Rain Amount	< 1mm		5-10mm		< 1mm		10-20mm		< 1mm		1-5mm		< 1mm
UV Index	Low		Low		Low		Low		Low		Low
Frost Risk	High		High		High		High		Moderate		Moderate		High
	9am	3pm	9am	3pm	9am	3pm	9am	3pm	9am	3pm	9am	3pm	9am	3pm
Wind Speed	2 km/h	5 km/h	1 km/h	2 km/h	1 km/h	2 km/h	2 km/h	7 km/h	2 km/h	5 km/h	1 km/h	6 km/h	4 km/h	10 km/h
Wind Direction	ENE	WNW	E	NE	SE	NNW	ESE	SSW	ESE	NE	E	NW	NE	NW
Relative Humidity	84%	55%	81%	72%	100%	66%	94%	67%	90%	67%	86%	68%	93%	62%
Dew Point	2°C	5°C	3°C	7°C	6°C	8°C	6°C	8°C	5°C	8°C	6°C	8°C	5°C	7°C

Launceston Sun & Moon Times

Sunday					Next Occurrence
First Light	Sunrise	Sunset	Last Light	Moon Phase	moon rise	moon set	full moon	last quarter	new moon	first quarter
06:46 EST	07:16 EST	16:59 EST	17:29 EST		Sun 13:13 EST	Mon 01:16 EST	Sat May 25	Sat Jun 1	Sun Jun 9	Mon Jun 17

Launceston Past 5 Days

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	Minimum	Maximum	Rainfall
Sat May 18	0.9°C	15°C	0.0mm
Fri May 17	2.8°C	17.7°C	0.0mm
Thu May 16	9.5°C	15.7°C	4.6mm
Wed May 15	8.3°C	12.8°C	22.8mm
Tue May 14	5.0°C	13.1°C	8.2mm

Launceston Year To Date

average rainfall to May

228.5mm

40.4 day(s)

total for 2013

180.2mm

38 day(s)

total to this day 2012

178.3mm

35 day(s)

wettest day

39.6mm

Mar 22

lowest temperature

-0.5°C

May 2

highest temperature

33.7°C

Jan 4

Launceston Almanac

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May minimum temperature

lowest this month

-0.5°C

2nd

lowest on record

-3.0°C

18th 1981

average this month

5.0°C

-0.1°C

long-term average

5.1°C

May maximum temperature

highest this month

21.5°C

9th

highest on record

23.5°C

3rd 1988

average this month

16.6°C

+0.8°C

long-term average

15.8°C

May rainfall

wettest this month

22.8mm

15th

total this month

58.0mm

9 day(s)

long-term average

61.3mm

11.5 day(s)

wettest on record

152.9mm

2007

driest on record

4.0mm

2005