Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Cancellation Of Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western forecast district
Issued at 09:21 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Cancellation of Bush Walkers Weather Alert for the following areas:
Western forecast district
The Bush Walkers Weather Alert for the Western forecast district has been cancelled. The snowline has retreated to above 1200 metres and will continue to rise during the day.
No further warnings will be issued for this event.
Forecast
Queenstown (42.08°S, 145.5564°E, 133m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. Winds S/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 13 and 18.
Forecast for Queenstown (42.08°S, 145.5564°E, 133m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 8° 9° 10° 11° 16° 12° 10° Maximum 16° 17° 21° 24° 23° 20° 16° Chance of rain 40% 50% 10% 30% 70% 90% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate High High High Moderate Moderate 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 7
(km/h)11
(km/h)3
(km/h)10
(km/h)4
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SW NE W NE W NE N NNE NW N NW WSW WSW Relative humidity 94% 72% 85% 74% 88% 59% 71% 47% 67% 77% 89% 66% 80% 63% Dew point 10°C 11°C 10°C 12°C 11°C 13°C 10°C 12°C 15°C 16°C 13°C 14°C 9°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Queenstown (42.08°S, 145.5564°E, 133m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:01am EDT 7:28am EDT 7:17pm EDT 7:45pm EDT 5:03pm EDT 1:38am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
