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Tasmanian snow forecasts for mountains and highlands
Follow cold-air changes across Tasmania, from mountain peaks to the Central Highlands. Combine settling levels with terrain, precipitation context and modelled snow accumulation at 1000 m.
Understand the guidance
Snow settling level
Read the elevation threshold in metres alongside the valid time. This identifies thermally favourable elevations; precipitation must also occur for snowfall. A low settling level alone does not establish an accumulation.
Terrain snow-cover guidance
The terrain panel compares land elevation with the settling level. It highlights terrain favourable for settling snow, rather than measuring existing snow cover or guaranteeing a continuous blanket on the ground.
Cold outbreak overlap
This panel shows overlap of selected 850 hPa temperature, 500 hPa temperature and 1000–500 hPa thickness conditions. It is a diagnostic of the cold air mass, not an independent snow-depth forecast.
Modelled snow depth at 1000 m
The accumulation panel uses a reference elevation of 1000 m. Read its legend and forecast period; it is not an observation of snow lying at every location. Compare it with the settling level and precipitation context.
From the regional map to your destination
The map viewer offers GFS at 3-hour steps and ECMWF AIFS at 6-hour steps, currently through 72 hours. Compare matching valid times and check the run date. Tasmania’s terrain and local exposure can produce large differences over short distances.
Use town elevation forecasts for Ben Lomond, Mount Mawson, Mount Wellington, Cradle Mountain, Miena and other listed destinations. Check current Mount Wellington observations alongside the forecast. These products do not establish whether a road or walking route is safe or open.
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Check the source, model run, observation timestamp and valid period shown in the live product. Forecast guidance carries uncertainty and is not an official warning.