Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Issued at 10:43 AM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Warnings for Sunday 01 February
snow for the following areas:
Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 900 metres is expected during Sunday, developing from late Sunday morning. 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 EDT Saturday.
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. Medium chance of showers in the far S, slight chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming SE/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon then tending NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 21 to 26.
Forecast for Southport Lagoon (43.5214°S, 146.9241°E, 40m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 14° 12° 11° 11° 12° 13° 12° Maximum 21° 16° 20° 21° 24° 20° 22° Chance of rain 80% 90% 5% 5% 60% 60% 20% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 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 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 9
(km/h)23
(km/h)39
(km/h)41
(km/h)32
(km/h)34
(km/h)7
(km/h)20
(km/h)10
(km/h)19
(km/h)29
(km/h)37
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction SE SSW WSW WSW WSW WSW NW SSE NNE S W W NW W Relative humidity 70% 67% 68% 56% 58% 54% 69% 60% 69% 58% 64% 50% 60% 54% Dew point 12°C 12°C 7°C 5°C 7°C 9°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 13°C 9°C 8°C 8°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:37am EDT 6:10am EDT 8:39pm EDT 9:12pm EDT 7:50pm EDT 3:24am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
