Tinderbox Forecast (beta)

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Forecast issued at 1:00 am AEST on Wednesday 6 May 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

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Showers
Min
12 °C
Max
18 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
1 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain:
90%

South East area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. Snow falling above 800 metres. Possible small hail in the south in the late afternoon and evening. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h before dawn then turning westerly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 19.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Thursday 7 May

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Showers
Min
7 °C
Max
13 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
1 to 5 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

South East area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Snow falling above 600 metres. Possible small hail in the south in the morning. Winds west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 2 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 8 and 13.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Friday 8 May

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Showers
Min
8 °C
Max
14 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 4 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

South East area

Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Snow falling above 1200 metres. Winds west to southwesterly 30 to 45 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 8 and 14.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 1 [Low]

Saturday 9 May

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Cloudy
Min
10 °C
Max
17 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

South East area

Cloudy. High chance of showers in the far south, medium chance elsewhere. Winds westerly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 17.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Sunday 10 May

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Cloudy
Min
11 °C
Max
17 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Monday 11 May

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Cloudy
Min
9 °C
Max
16 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Tuesday 12 May

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Cloudy
Min
8 °C
Max
15 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 am AEST Wednesday.

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