Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Road Weather Alert for Tasmania
for Central Plateau and Upper Derwent Valley forecast districts
Issued at 11:11 PM EST on Wednesday 25 June 2025
Road weather alert for icy and snow covered roads for the following areas:
Central Plateau and Upper Derwent Valley forecast districts
Snow covered roads above 600 metres will make driving conditions dangerous during Wednesday and early Thursday in parts of the Central Plateau forecast district. Icy roads will make driving conditions dangerous during Wednesday and Thursday morning in parts of the Central Plateau and Upper Derwent Valley forecast districts.
For information on any road closures, please contact your local council or the Police.
The next alert will be issued by 5:00 am EST Thursday.
Forecast
Lake Mackenzie (41.6666°S, 146.24°E, 496m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the W, slight chance elsewhere. Snow possible above 900 metres. Areas of morning frost. Winds SW 25 to 35 km/h tending W/SW 15 to 25 km/h before dawn then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 3 and zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 5 and 9.
Forecast for Lake Mackenzie (41.6666°S, 146.24°E, 496m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 1° 1° 3° 3° 1° -1° 1° Maximum 12° 13° 13° 12° 11° 11° 12° Chance of rain 5% 20% 50% 50% 20% 10% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating Moderate No Rating - - - Frost risk Moderate High Moderate Moderate High Severe High 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 1
(km/h)6
(km/h)2
(km/h)5
(km/h)1
(km/h)10
(km/h)2
(km/h)6
(km/h)2
(km/h)3
(km/h)3
(km/h)4
(km/h)2
(km/h)5
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WNW SW NW WSW NW SW SSE SSW NNE SSW WSW SW SW Relative humidity 85% 67% 93% 67% 94% 75% 91% 65% 88% 64% 85% 62% 83% 60% Dew point 1°C 5°C 3°C 6°C 5°C 8°C 4°C 5°C 2°C 4°C 0°C 4°C 1°C 4°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lake Mackenzie (41.6666°S, 146.24°E, 496m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 7:10am EST 7:42am EST 4:53pm EST 5:24pm EST 8:39am EST 5:24pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jul 03 Full moon Jul 11 Last quarter Jul 18 New moon Jul 25 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
