CURRENT CONDITIONS FOR:
LAUNCESTON
Temperature Dew Point Rel. Humidity Feels Like Wind Gusts Pressure Rainfall
20.2°C 15.8°C 76% 20.3°C NW 9km/h 13km/h - 0.0mm / -<

Central North for Friday Mostly clear. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
Saturday Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe inland. Winds NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending N/NE 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.

7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: LAUNCESTON 28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE

FRI
Jan 10
SAT
Jan 11
SUN
Jan 12
MON
Jan 13
TUE
Jan 14
WED
Jan 15
THU
Jan 16
Summary mostly cloudy
Mostly cloudy
late shower
Late shower
showers increasing
Showers increasing
late shower
Late shower
late shower
Late shower
late shower
Late shower
possible shower
Possible shower
Maximum 29°C 27°C 29°C 29°C 29°C 29°C 25°C
Minimum 13°C 16°C 18°C 17°C 17°C 15°C 16°C
Chance of Rain
Likely Amount
20%
< 1mm
70%
1-5mm
90%
1-5mm
50%
1-5mm
60%
1-5mm
80%
10-20mm
70%
5-10mm
UV Index Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High
Frost Risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 4km/h
S
15km/h
NNE
7km/h
E
19km/h
NE
6km/h
E
15km/h
N
8km/h
S
14km/h
NNW
7km/h
S
13km/h
N
6km/h
SE
18km/h
NE
13km/h
NNW
17km/h
WSW
Relative Humidity 70% 44% 74% 65% 82% 63% 81% 58% 81% 57% 77% 61% 80% 63%
Dew Point 15°C 15°C 17°C 20°C 19°C 22°C 18°C 20°C 18°C 20°C 17°C 21°C 15°C 17°C
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Central North Weather Warnings

TAS - Fri 14:49 EDT
Heatwave Warning for Tasmania

Next 12 hours in Launceston Airport

mostly cloudy

12am

Mostly cloudy
17°C
mostly cloudy

3am

Mostly cloudy
15°C
mostly cloudy

6am

Mostly cloudy
14°C
mostly cloudy

9am

Mostly cloudy
21°C
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Launceston Sun & Moon Times

Saturday Next Occurrence
First Light Sunrise Sunset Last Light Moon Phase moon set moon rise full moon last quarter new moon first quarter
first light
05:18 EDT
sunrise
05:51 EDT
sunset
20:47 EDT
last light
21:20 EDT
moon
set
Sat 02:30 EDT
rise
Sat 18:45 EDT
moon
Tue
Jan 14
moon
Wed
Jan 22
moon
Wed
Jan 29
moon
Wed
Feb 5

Launceston Past 5 Days

  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Fri
Jan 10
14.1°C 29.1°C 0.0mm
Thu
Jan 9
14.3°C 26.4°C 0.0mm
Wed
Jan 8
9.6°C 24.1°C -
Tue
Jan 7
11.5°C 25.2°C 0.0mm
Mon
Jan 6
17.6°C 23.6°C 0.8mm

Launceston Year To Date

average rainfall to Jan
44.9mm
7.2 day(s)
total for 2025
0.8mm
1 day(s)
total to this day 2024
25.2mm
4 day(s)
wettest day
0.8mm
Jan 6
lowest temperature
6.9°C
Jan 2
highest temperature
30.6°C
Jan 5

Launceston Almanac

January minimum temperature
lowest this month
6.9°C
2nd
lowest on record
2.5°C
12th 1983
average this month
12.2°C
-0.3°C
long-term average
12.5°C
January maximum temperature
highest this month
30.6°C
5th
highest on record
39.0°C
30th 2009
average this month
26.1°C
+1.4°C
long-term average
24.7°C
January rainfall
wettest this month
0.8mm
6th
total this month
0.8mm
1 day(s)
long-term average
44.9mm
7.2 day(s)
wettest on record
153.8mm
2016
driest on record
6.0mm
2019

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