Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Issued at 04:55 PM EDT on Thursday 16 October 2025
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. These hazardous conditions are expected to occur in the Western forecast district and parts of the Central Plateau forecast district.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Lachlan (42.8298°S, 147.0427°E, 105m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds NW 30 to 45 km/h turning W 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Lachlan (42.8298°S, 147.0427°E, 105m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 6° 8° 6° 6° 10° 6° 7° Maximum 27° 15° 15° 24° 19° 15° 16° Chance of rain 50% 80% 40% 60% 60% 40% 30% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate High High High High High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 8
(km/h)28
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)23
(km/h)29
(km/h)19
(km/h)27
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW WNW W WSW W NNW WNW NW WNW W WNW W WSW Relative humidity 59% 44% 64% 52% 67% 42% 42% 57% 65% 50% 62% 50% 67% 55% Dew point 8°C 12°C 5°C 5°C 3°C 2°C 7°C 12°C 8°C 8°C 3°C 5°C 5°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lachlan (42.8298°S, 147.0427°E, 105m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:51am EDT 6:21am EDT 7:35pm EDT 8:04pm EDT 4:06am EDT 2:10pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
