CURRENT CONDITIONS FOR:
LAUNCESTON
Temperature Dew Point Rel. Humidity Feels Like Wind Gusts Pressure Rainfall
18.2°C 15.6°C 85% 19.0°C NW 5km/h 9km/h - 0.0mm / -<

Central North for Saturday Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the early morning. The chance of fog in the early morning. Light winds becoming S/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming SE 30 to 45 km/h in the early afternoon.

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

SAT
Mar 29
SUN
Mar 30
MON
Mar 31
TUE
Apr 1
WED
Apr 2
THU
Apr 3
FRI
Apr 4
Summary windy
Windy
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
possible shower
Possible shower
mostly cloudy
Mostly cloudy
Maximum 26°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 19°C
Minimum 15°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 9°C 11°C 9°C
Chance of Rain
Likely Amount
20%
< 1mm
5%
< 1mm
5%
< 1mm
10%
< 1mm
40%
< 1mm
60%
1-5mm
60%
< 1mm
UV Index High Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
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
SE
25km/h
S
18km/h
S
24km/h
SSE
18km/h
S
25km/h
S
18km/h
S
21km/h
S
9km/h
S
7km/h
SSW
5km/h
SSE
14km/h
WNW
6km/h
WNW
15km/h
WNW
Relative Humidity 86% 43% 60% 44% 69% 48% 72% 47% 82% 52% 82% 50% 76% 52%
Dew Point 15°C 12°C 4°C 7°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 7°C 9°C
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Central North Weather Warnings

TAS - Fri 22:00 EDT
Cancellation of Wind Warning for Lower East Coast

Next 12 hours in Launceston Airport

mostly cloudy

6am

Mostly cloudy
14°C
mostly cloudy

9am

Mostly cloudy
17°C
mostly clear

12pm

Mostly clear
23°C
mostly cloudy

3pm

Mostly cloudy. Windy
23°C
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Launceston Sun & Moon Times

Saturday Next Occurrence
First Light Sunrise Sunset Last Light Moon Phase moon rise moon set first quarter full moon last quarter new moon
first light
06:56 EDT
sunrise
07:23 EDT
sunset
19:09 EDT
last light
19:37 EDT
moon
rise
Sat 06:45 EDT
set
Sat 18:55 EDT
moon
Sat
Apr 5
moon
Sun
Apr 13
moon
Mon
Apr 21
moon
Mon
Apr 28

Launceston Past 5 Days

  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Fri
Mar 28
11.9°C 25.0°C 0.0mm
Thu
Mar 27
11.0°C 24.7°C 0.0mm
Wed
Mar 26
- 26.0°C -
Tue
Mar 25
9.0°C - 0.0mm
Mon
Mar 24
9.9°C 25.4°C 0.0mm

Launceston Year To Date

average rainfall to Mar
116.2mm
20.0 day(s)
total for 2025
46.6mm
11 day(s)
total to this day 2024
80.8mm
16 day(s)
wettest day
12.6mm
Mar 13
lowest temperature
5.6°C
Feb 20
highest temperature
33.5°C
Mar 10

Launceston Almanac

March minimum temperature
lowest this month
6.5°C
18th
lowest on record
0.5°C
31st 1987
average this month
12.3°C
+1.9°C
long-term average
10.4°C
March maximum temperature
highest this month
33.5°C
10th
highest on record
33.5°C
10th 2025
average this month
24.8°C
+2.0°C
long-term average
22.8°C
March rainfall
wettest this month
12.6mm
13th
total this month
16.6mm
2 day(s)
long-term average
40.9mm
6.8 day(s)
wettest on record
106.2mm
1983
driest on record
2.6mm
1992

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