Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Issued at 06:36 AM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Warnings for Sunday 01 February
snow for the following areas:
Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 900 metres is expected during Sunday, developing from late Sunday morning. These hazardous conditions are expected to occur in parts of the Western and Central Plateau forecast districts.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 am EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Lake Margaret (42.0049°S, 145.5435°E, 354m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog early this morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely later tonight. Light winds becoming W 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Lake Margaret (42.0049°S, 145.5435°E, 354m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 11° 9° 8° 8° 10° 10° 9° Maximum 22° 13° 19° 23° 23° 19° 19° Chance of rain 90% 90% 5% 5% 90% 80% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating 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 5
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction NW W WSW WSW SW WSW NNE WNW NNW WNW W W NW W Relative humidity 75% 56% 88% 79% 73% 51% 61% 47% 63% 50% 85% 60% 79% 60% Dew point 14°C 13°C 11°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 8°C 11°C 10°C 12°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lake Margaret (42.0049°S, 145.5435°E, 354m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:48am EDT 6:20am EDT 8:42pm EDT 9:13pm EDT 7:51pm EDT 3:37am EDT
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days