A severe weather warning is in place for much of Tasmania with winds expected to reach 100 km/h as a low pressure system moves across the State.
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Meteorologist Luke Johnston from the Bureau of Meteorology said Launceston and parts of the North-East will be fairly sheltered but the rest of the State can expect strong winds.
He said rainfall is expected across Tasmania this weekend.
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"We will see showers across the State mostly about the West and North today but mainly across the west and south on Saturday as the wind changes," Mr Johnston said.
30 to 60 mm of rain is expected to fall in the West and far South, five to 10 mm is expected in the North-East and five to 15 mm expected in the South-East.
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Along with the severe wind warning a gale wind warning is in place for coastal areas from Tasman Island to St Helens Point.
Mr Johnston said we can expect better conditions next week.
"During Saturday evening winds will decrease significantly and then from Sunday well through next week we will be under the influence of a high pressure system to the west so the weather is just becoming more and more settled into next week," he said.
To stay up to date on all warnings visit the BOM website.
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