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
Surrey Hills (41.5174°S, 145.7177°E, 679m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the W, slight chance elsewhere. Snow possible above 1100 metres. Winds SW 30 to 45 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and 5 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 15.
Forecast for Surrey Hills (41.5174°S, 145.7177°E, 679m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 2° 2° 3° 3° 4° 4° 5° Maximum 8° 10° 10° 11° 11° 13° 13° Chance of rain 70% 5% 20% 30% 50% 40% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Moderate Slight Moderate Slight Slight Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 27
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction SW WSW S WSW SSW WSW SSW WSW SW SW ENE W SSE WSW Relative humidity 100% 86% 100% 83% 100% 85% 100% 84% 100% 90% 99% 83% 99% 79% Dew point 3°C 4°C 5°C 7°C 5°C 7°C 5°C 8°C 6°C 9°C 7°C 10°C 8°C 9°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:44am EDT 7:12am EDT 7:43pm EDT 8:11pm EDT 12:25am 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