Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Issued at 10:12 AM EST on Thursday 09 April 2026
Warnings for Friday 10 April
snow for the following areas:
Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 700 metres is expected during Friday evening. These hazardous conditions are expected to occur in parts of the Western and Central Plateau forecast districts.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm EST Thursday.
Forecast
Queenstown (42.08°S, 145.5564°E, 133m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Winds N 25 to 35 km/h tending NW 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures between 16 and 20.
Forecast for Queenstown (42.08°S, 145.5564°E, 133m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 7° 7° 5° 6° 7° 8° 9° Maximum 19° 11° 10° 12° 15° 16° 14° Chance of rain 80% 70% 70% 70% 70% 90% 90% Likely amount 20-40mm 20-40mm 20-40mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 22
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction NE NNW NNW NW WNW W WSW WSW W WSW NNW NW WNW WNW Relative humidity 77% 90% 91% 89% 93% 91% 90% 77% 93% 89% 90% 84% 88% 79% Dew point 12°C 18°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 12°C 12°C 11°C 13°C 10°C 11°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:14am EST 6:42am EST 5:57pm EST 6:25pm EST 10:11pm EST 1:34pm EST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days