Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Issued at 04:54 PM EDT on Wednesday 26 November 2025
Warnings for Thursday 27 November
snow for the following areas:
Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 500 metres is expected from early Thursday morning until later in the day. 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 pm EDT Wednesday.
Forecast
Liapootah (42.3186°S, 146.4709°E, 322m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers or snow in the W, high chance elsewhere. Possible small hail in the W in the morning and afternoon. Winds W 30 to 45 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 2 and 3 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 4 and 9.
Forecast for Liapootah (42.3186°S, 146.4709°E, 322m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 1° 2° 5° 2° 3° 2° 1° Maximum 8° 12° 13° 11° 11° 12° 16° Chance of rain 80% 90% 60% 90% 90% 80% 70% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk High Moderate Slight Moderate Moderate Moderate High 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 26
(km/h)31
(km/h)29
(km/h)28
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction W W WNW WNW WSW W WNW W W WSW WSW WSW WNW WNW Relative humidity 83% 64% 75% 72% 83% 53% 73% 63% 81% 77% 76% 62% 76% 59% Dew point 0°C 1°C 4°C 7°C 5°C 4°C 3°C 4°C 4°C 6°C 2°C 4°C 4°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Liapootah (42.3186°S, 146.4709°E, 322m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:01am EDT 5:35am EDT 8:29pm EDT 9:02pm EDT 11:19am EDT 1:13am EDT
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days