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
Surrey Hills (41.5174°S, 145.7177°E, 679m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the W at night. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds NW 15 to 20 km/h turning W/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 26.
Forecast for Surrey Hills (41.5174°S, 145.7177°E, 679m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 8° 3° 2° 5° 6° 5° 5° Maximum 16° 4° 11° 16° 16° 9° 11° Chance of rain 90% 90% 5% 5% 90% 80% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 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 Slight Moderate Slight Nil Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 11
(km/h)20
(km/h)29
(km/h)29
(km/h)22
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)21
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction N WSW WSW WSW SW SW NE NNW N W W W WNW W Relative humidity 98% 73% 100% 100% 89% 70% 82% 63% 82% 67% 100% 78% 100% 78% Dew point 10°C 9°C 3°C 2°C 3°C 5°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 6°C 4°C 6°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Surrey Hills (41.5174°S, 145.7177°E, 679m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:49am EDT 6:20am EDT 8:42pm EDT 9:13pm EDT 7:50pm EDT 3:38am 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