Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Cancellation Of Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Issued at 10:26 AM EDT on Thursday 12 February 2026
Cancellation of Bush Walkers Weather Alert for the following areas:
Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
The Bush Walkers Weather Alert for the Western and Central Plateau forecast districts has been cancelled. Snow is continuing to fall across the highest peaks this morning but will rapidly rise this afternoon.
No further warnings will be issued for this event.
Forecast
Tarraleah (42.3009°S, 146.4502°E, 484m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers in the W, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1300 metres. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 8 and 13.
Forecast for Tarraleah (42.3009°S, 146.4502°E, 484m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 3° 5° 5° 8° 8° 11° 9° Maximum 11° 15° 23° 23° 25° 25° 17° Chance of rain 90% 70% 20% 20% 50% 80% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Moderate Slight Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 19
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)2
(km/h)7
(km/h)3
(km/h)8
(km/h)6
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW WNW W NE SW N SE NE NNE N NNW WNW WNW Relative humidity 86% 53% 84% 73% 78% 43% 75% 43% 72% 36% 66% 62% 77% 54% Dew point 3°C 2°C 7°C 10°C 8°C 10°C 10°C 10°C 10°C 9°C 13°C 16°C 8°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Tarraleah (42.3009°S, 146.4502°E, 484m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:01am EDT 6:32am EDT 8:25pm EDT 8:55pm EDT 12:47am EDT 5:10pm EDT
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days