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Launceston Current Weather

Temperature, wind, rain and more for Launceston

Tasmania, Australia

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Lat: -41.53 Lon: 147.20 Alt: 171m
Sun 16th March 11:00UTC
9°C / 48°F
Partly cloudy
10km
50%
62%
1010mb
S (7 mph/11 km/h)
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Lat: -42.83 Lon: 147.48 Alt: 4m
Sun 16th March 12:00UTC
10°C / 50°F
Light Rain
10km
75%
66%
1010mb
SW (15 mph/24 km/h)
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Lat: -38.03 Lon: 144.48 Alt: 8m
Sun 16th March 11:00UTC
11°C / 52°F
Partly cloudy
10km
50%
71%
1018mb
W (12 mph/19 km/h)
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Today and Tomorrow Forecast

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Sun 16
Mar		19:00

SSW
SSW

5 / 8 mph 52 / 50°F 52% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
27%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
22:00

S
S

2 / 4 mph 45 / 45°F 67% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
20%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
Mon 17
Mar		01:00

SSE
SSE

2 / 3 mph 43 / 43°F 71% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
04:00

NNW
NNW

1 / 2 mph 42 / 42°F 73% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
7%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
07:00

N
N

2 / 3 mph 43 / 42°F 69% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
10:00

SW
SW

3 / 3 mph 58 / 57°F 41% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
41%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
13:00

WSW
WSW

7 / 8 mph 62 / 61°F 37% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
47%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
16:00

W
W

4 / 4 mph 63 / 61°F 43% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 83%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
42%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
19:00

NW
NW

2 / 3 mph 51 / 51°F 63% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
17%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
22:00

NNE
NNE

1 / 3 mph 46 / 46°F 76% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
10%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In

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The 2 day current weather summary for Launceston:

The outlook for Launceston in the week ahead shows the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 20°C, with a high for the week of 23°C expected on the afternoon of Tuesday 18th. The average minimum temperature will be 6°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Monday 17th at 4°C. The coming week will have mostly dry days although Sunday is likely to see a significant amount of rain. Current predictions suggest Sunday 17th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 10.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate.

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Dir

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Speed/
Gust

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Temp/
Feels Like

The relative humidity is the percent of saturation humidity, generally calculated in relation to saturated vapour density.
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Humidity

The value given is a total predicted for the previous 3 hrs and includes the time of the forecast being looked at.
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Precip Amount

The total amount of cloud as a percentage is derived from looking at cloud cover throughout the atmosphere and estimating how these combine when looked at from the ground.
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Cloud Amount

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Weather

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Pressure