Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Issued at 10:45 AM EST on Saturday 11 April 2026
snow for the following areas:
Western and Central Plateau forecast districts
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 800 metres is expected during Saturday, with the snowline expected to rise later this evening and early Sunday. 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 EST Saturday.
Forecast
Florentine (42.5612°S, 146.4344°E, 356m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Snow falling above 800 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Possible small hail. Damaging winds possible. Winds W 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 5 and 12.
Forecast for Florentine (42.5612°S, 146.4344°E, 356m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 2° 3° 4° 6° 5° 7° 4° Maximum 4° 5° 9° 11° 9° 8° 5° Chance of rain 90% 90% 90% 80% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount 20-40mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Moderate Moderate Slight Nil Nil Nil Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 19
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
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(km/h)16
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW WSW WSW WSW WSW WNW WNW W W WNW WNW W W Relative humidity 93% 91% 92% 88% 95% 84% 87% 85% 85% 78% 89% 83% 87% 83% Dew point 3°C 2°C 3°C 3°C 7°C 7°C 7°C 8°C 5°C 5°C 6°C 5°C 3°C 3°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Florentine (42.5612°S, 146.4344°E, 356m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:12am EST 6:40am EST 5:49pm EST 6:17pm EST 2:46pm EST
Waning crescent
New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 Last quarter May 10 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days