Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Issued at 10:12 AM EST on Thursday 09 April 2026
Warnings for Friday 10 April
snow for the following areas:
Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 700 metres is expected during Friday evening. These hazardous conditions are expected to occur in parts of the Western and Central Plateau forecast districts.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm EST Thursday.
Forecast
Derwent Bridge (42.1372°S, 146.2291°E, 720m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Winds N 25 to 40 km/h turning W/NW 25 to 35 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 12 and 18.
Forecast for Derwent Bridge (42.1372°S, 146.2291°E, 720m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 3° 2° 0° 0° 1° 3° 3° Maximum 15° 7° 5° 5° 9° 11° 8° Chance of rain 80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount 10-20mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Moderate High High High Moderate Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 22
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction N NNW NW WNW NW WNW WSW WSW WSW WSW WNW NW W WNW Relative humidity 86% 87% 92% 89% 97% 96% 95% 92% 97% 91% 93% 83% 90% 82% Dew point 9°C 13°C 4°C 3°C 3°C 4°C 2°C 4°C 5°C 7°C 6°C 8°C 4°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Derwent Bridge (42.1372°S, 146.2291°E, 720m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:11am EST 6:39am EST 5:54pm EST 6:22pm EST 10:08pm EST 1:32pm EST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days