Strong westerly winds are sweeping across Tasmania today, with gusts topping 100km/h on the state’s highest peaks.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a gale warning for the south-east and south-west coasts, along with a strong wind warning stretching from the Derwent Estuary to the Central North Coast.
At 11am, Kunanyi/Mount Wellington was the windiest place in the state, with winds averaging 70km/h and gusts reaching 102km/h.
Gusts also reached 93km/h in the Hartz Mountains.
Cape Bruny recorded gusts of 76km/h, while Low Rocky Point in the south-west reached 57km/h.
In Hobart, winds remained fresh and gusty, with northerlies averaging 30km/h after gusts reached 65km/h overnight.
Conditions were much calmer further north and east.
Launceston recorded a light northerly of 7km/h, while St Helens on the east coast was calm.
The westerly airflow is driving the contrast, sheltering much of the east while the west and south take the brunt.
Despite the wind, the bureau says much of the state will still enjoy a mild and mostly fine day.
“Much of northern and eastern parts of Tasmania [are] looking at a fine, sunny to partly cloudy day,” bureau forecaster Dean Narramore said.
Narramore said temperatures would reach the high teens to almost 20 degrees on the east coast, with the high teens expected in the south.
The west will be cooler at around 12 or 13 degrees, with cloud and showers.
