A band of storms has moved over Hobart this afternoon, bringing thunder and lightning to southern Tasmania just hours after the city topped 30 degrees.
Thick storm clouds gathered over the capital as the system crossed the state’s south.
Bureau of Meteorology observations show Hobart reached 30.4 degrees at 2:22pm.
By 6:40pm the temperature had fallen to 16.6 degrees, with a dark band of clouds .
The city’s weather station recorded a wind gust of 50km/h at 5:56pm and 2.2mm of rain since 9am.
At Hobart Airport, the bureau recorded 4.2mm of rain and a gust of 54km/h at 5:41pm.
Elsewhere in the south, Grove in the Huon Valley had 6.4mm of rain since 9am. Bushy Park in the Derwent Valley recorded a gust of 63km/h at 5:30pm.
Forecasters expect a shower or two in Hobart this evening.
A heatwave warning is in place for Hobart.
The bureau is forecasting a top of 24 degrees in the city tomorrow, rising to around 29 on Thursday and 30 on Friday, when showers are also possible.
