Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Bush Walkers Weather Alert
for Western forecast district
Issued at 04:25 PM EDT on Wednesday 25 March 2026
snow for the following areas:
Western forecast district
Bush walkers are advised that snow as low as 1100 metres is expected during Thursday evening. These hazardous conditions are expected to occur in the Western forecast district.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EDT Wednesday.
Local Weather
Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Low Rocky Point 13.8°- Dew point
- 12.7°
- Relative humidity
- 93%
- feels like
- 10.3°
- Wind
- NW 22km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Possible small hail in the late afternoon and evening. Winds W/NW 15 to 25 km/h turning S/SW 20 to 30 km/h during the morning and early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 15.
Forecast for Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 9° 5° 8° 9° 9° 10° 14° Maximum 10° 10° 14° 13° 16° 20° 21° Chance of rain 90% 80% 70% 90% 30% 10% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 10
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)3
(km/h)4
(km/h)5
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SW SSW WSW WSW WSW NW W W SW NE NNW NNE NNW Relative humidity 91% 73% 78% 58% 93% 71% 90% 80% 89% 59% 76% 53% 63% 52% Dew point 8°C 5°C 3°C 2°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 8°C 7°C 10°C 9°C 10°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cape Sorell (42.7683°S, 145.6217°E, 184m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:56am EDT 7:24am EDT 7:18pm EDT 7:47pm EDT 3:44pm EDT 11:08pm EDT
1st quarter
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
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Temperature in 7 days
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Past 24 Hours
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Averages
Mean rainfall and temperature