Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Issued at 02:59 PM EDT on Wednesday 11 February 2026
snow for the following areas:
Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 1000 metres is expected from late Wednesday evening through to Thursday afternoon. These hazardous conditions are expected to occur in the Western and Central Plateau forecast districts.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EDT Wednesday.
Forecast
Liawenee (41.8991°S, 146.6715°E, 1057m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. Snow falling above 1100 metres. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h turning W in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 18 and 24.
Forecast for Liawenee (41.8991°S, 146.6715°E, 1057m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 9° 0° 1° 3° 6° 7° 8° Maximum 19° 9° 14° 18° 19° 19° 21° Chance of rain 90% 80% 40% 20% 20% 10% 70% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate High Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil High High Moderate Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 32
(km/h)23
(km/h)32
(km/h)35
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction N NNW WSW WSW WSW WSW NNE N NNE NE NNE NNE N N Relative humidity 82% 60% 85% 63% 85% 73% 80% 55% 76% 58% 82% 63% 82% 63% Dew point 11°C 10°C 2°C 1°C 4°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Liawenee (41.8991°S, 146.6715°E, 1057m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:00am EDT 6:30am EDT 8:25pm EDT 8:55pm EDT 12:08am EDT 4:10pm EDT
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days