Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western forecast district
Issued at 04:42 PM EDT on Thursday 12 March 2026
snow for the following areas:
Western forecast district
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 1000 metres is expected during Thursday evening and Friday morning. These hazardous conditions are expected to occur in the Western forecast district.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Southport Lagoon (43.5214°S, 146.9241°E, 40m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the far S, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1000 metres. Possible small hail in the S in the early morning. Winds W/SW 25 to 40 km/h tending W/NW 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 13 and 19.
Forecast for Southport Lagoon (43.5214°S, 146.9241°E, 40m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 8° 11° 10° 11° 12° 11° 11° Maximum 17° 21° 20° 20° 20° 21° 19° Chance of rain 50% 5% 10% 20% 40% 50% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High 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 37
(km/h)37
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)27
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW NW WSW WNW WSW NW SSW W WSW NNW SSW SW S Relative humidity 67% 54% 70% 58% 73% 59% 71% 58% 73% 61% 72% 62% 70% 61% Dew point 7°C 7°C 9°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 12°C 9°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Southport Lagoon (43.5214°S, 146.9241°E, 40m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:36am EDT 7:04am EDT 7:37pm EDT 8:06pm EDT 12:10am EDT 4:40pm EDT
Waning crescent
New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days