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Forecast issued at 2:00 am AEDT on Thursday 5 March 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

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Showers
Min
6 °C
Max
15 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain:
60%

Overland Track area

Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the morning.

Fire Danger
High

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Friday 6 March

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Partly Cloudy
Min
6 °C
Max
16 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Overland Track area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the morning then becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon.

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

Saturday 7 March

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Showers
Min
4 °C
Max
13 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Overland Track area

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southerly during the afternoon.

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

Sunday 8 March

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Showers
Min
5 °C
Max
15 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Overland Track area

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening.

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

Monday 9 March

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Showers
Min
4 °C
Max
13 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Overland Track area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h.

Tuesday 10 March

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Showers
Min
6 °C
Max
16 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Overland Track area

Cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northwesterly during the morning.

Wednesday 11 March

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Showers
Min
7 °C
Max
15 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
1 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain:
90%

Overland Track area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h turning northwesterly during the day.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 am AEDT Thursday.

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