Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Issued at 10:11 PM EDT on Friday 05 December 2025
snow for the following areas:
Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 700 metres is expected during Saturday. These hazardous conditions are expected to occur in the Western and Central Plateau forecast districts.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Tarraleah (42.3009°S, 146.4502°E, 484m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Snow falling above 800 metres. Possible small hail in the evening. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h turning W in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 2 and 6 with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 18.
Forecast for Tarraleah (42.3009°S, 146.4502°E, 484m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 6° 2° 5° 5° 3° 5° 4° Maximum 16° 11° 16° 14° 15° 20° 24° Chance of rain 90% 80% 80% 40% 30% 5% 20% Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Moderate Slight Slight Moderate Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 18
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)30
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)12
(km/h)21
(km/h)9
(km/h)9
(km/h)3
(km/h)5
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW W W NNW WNW WNW W WNW W WSW SW E NNE Relative humidity 65% 83% 74% 54% 80% 74% 66% 50% 57% 44% 63% 41% 57% 34% Dew point 7°C 8°C 2°C 2°C 7°C 12°C 4°C 4°C 2°C 3°C 5°C 6°C 6°C 7°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:57am EDT 5:31am EDT 8:39pm EDT 9:13pm EDT 10:34pm EDT 5:57am EDT
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days