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Forecast issued at 10:20 pm AEDT on Thursday 11 December 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

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Partly Cloudy
Min
3 °C
Max
18 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Overland Track area

Mostly sunny. Winds north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Saturday 13 December

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Partly Cloudy
Min
7 °C
Max
19 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Overland Track area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the early morning then becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day.

Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Sunday 14 December

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Snow
Min
3 °C
Max
5 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
5 to 25 mm
Chance of any rain:
95%

Overland Track area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, with possible small hail in the afternoon and evening. Snow falling above 800 metres. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending westerly 25 to 40 km/h during the morning.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Monday 15 December

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Snow
Min
-1 °C
Max
6 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 5 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Overland Track area

Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Snow falling above 800 metres. Winds southwesterly 30 to 45 km/h.

Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]

Tuesday 16 December

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Cloudy
Min
1 °C
Max
15 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Overland Track area

Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower during the morning. Winds southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Wednesday 17 December

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Partly Cloudy
Min
2 °C
Max
21 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Overland Track area

Sunny. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.

Thursday 18 December

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Partly Cloudy
Min
4 °C
Max
20 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Overland Track area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.

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

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