Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western forecast district
Issued at 12:23 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warnings for Thursday 26 March
snow for the following areas:
Western forecast district
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 1100 metres is expected during Thursday and Friday. These hazardous conditions are expected to occur in the Western forecast district.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast, slight chance elsewhere. Winds S/SW 25 to 35 km/h turning W/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 15.
Forecast for Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 5° 8° 9° 9° 11° 15° 12° Maximum 10° 13° 13° 16° 22° 20° 15° Chance of rain 80% 60% 80% 20% 10% 90% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Moderate High High High High High Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 10
(km/h)14
(km/h)8
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)4
(km/h)4
(km/h)6
(km/h)8
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction SSW WSW WSW WSW NNW W N W NE NNW NNE NNW NNW NW Relative humidity 72% 59% 90% 72% 88% 80% 90% 61% 75% 50% 60% 66% 87% 79% Dew point 2°C 2°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 13°C 12°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:57am EDT 7:26am EDT 7:17pm EDT 7:45pm EDT 4:29pm EDT 12:19am EDT
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days