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Cradle Mountain Forecast (beta)

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View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 2:00 pm AEDT on Sunday 19 October 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday

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Showers
Min
4 °C
Max
13 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
3 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain:
90%

Central Plateau area

Cloudy. High chance of showers in the west, medium chance elsewhere. Damaging winds possible. Winds northwesterly 30 to 45 km/h turning westerly in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 11 and 17.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]

Monday 20 October

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Showers
Min
5 °C
Max
9 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
2 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain:
90%

Central Plateau area

Cloudy. High chance of showers in the west, slight chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1100 metres. Damaging winds possible. Winds westerly 35 to 55 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 6 with daytime temperatures reaching between 6 and 12.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]

Tuesday 21 October

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Showers
Min
3 °C
Max
11 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Central Plateau area

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Snow possible above 1300 metres. Winds westerly 35 to 50 km/h decreasing to 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and 3 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 9 and 15.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]

Wednesday 22 October

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Showers
Min
4 °C
Max
12 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
9 to 30 mm
Chance of any rain:
95%

Central Plateau area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Snow falling above 1300 metres. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the morning then becoming southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 1 and 4 with daytime temperatures reaching between 9 and 13.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]

Thursday 23 October

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Showers
Min
3 °C
Max
7 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
1 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Friday 24 October

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Showers
Min
3 °C
Max
9 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Saturday 25 October

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Showers
Min
3 °C
Max
10 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:25 pm AEDT Sunday.

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