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Been a bit of rain and a bit of wind, they might get a bit of snow next week.

Snow falling in Tassie today, official forecasts of snow to 700m but snow often FALLS up to 200m lower than forecast. So some typical spring cold changes going on down there.

was definitely a nice fall on Mt Wellington this morning....
Also flying home on plane this arvo, could see vast spreads of snow over the highlands....

Teckert it should look great as long as you sit on the correct side

All that snow plus big alpine/highland lakes glistening - it's a lovely sight.

Snow forecast for 1000m Wed 16th Nov. Would like to be that cool again for a few days.

Heading down to Tassie for a bit of A quick visit from the 22nd - 30th Nov. Hope Tassie can put on some nice cool weather for me. lol. No doubt it will be a bit of a difference to Broome at this time of the year. Looking forward to it.

Well a couple of the models pointing to snow on the peaks 22/23 November - How's that for a bit of variety for you Popeye?

Could be falls to approx 1000m if it comes off.

Snow. Cold. I want to be there.

I will be down there at that time, in Hobart for at that time. Do you reckon there will be anything on Mt Wellington? Would be great if it were, never seen the white stuff in person!

Actually, I see that Mt Wellington has snow forecast for next Wednesday which happens to be the day we were planning to just sight see around Hobart... Perfect!

Bear in mind it will probably be strong winds etc at that time too - it will be seriously COLD on the top (Mt W) - but ya just gotta do it!!

If you're lucky enough that it snows to about 1000m - the "Chalet" is a rock/stone built shelter that is near some small roadside waterfalls and is almost always sheltered in snowy conditions - a wonderful place to watch snow gently fall whilst on the top of the Mt is a raging freezing blizzard. Had many a snowy bbq at the Chalet. BTW - the Chalet is on the way up the Mt - easy to find - you go right past it.

Oh - there is a bit of poly pipe and a tap hanging on the roadside just near there too - fill up your water bottles with some of the purest water in the world. Many locals bring 20 litre bottles up to do just that. You can try refilling from the waterfall but you will get cold and wet.

I've done that and never felt better - am planning a move there by June 2012 - any tips?

hello?

Any tips about what?

The state is wetter on the western half, drier the eastern. Other than that just go and enjoy it. I spent 10 years in the Hobart region but could have happily lived pretty much anywhere down there.

If you like storms - stay in the northern half. If you like regular snow stay more to the south or centre.

DVC - if you have any specific queries send me a pm, I'll be happy to help if I can. Please also realise I don't spend 24/7 on here so sometimes it may take a little time to respond.

Thanks for the info Dave, will be sure to take a bottle or two up Mt Wellington to get some of that fresh water.

No probs - every time I go back there, I always tip out my drinking bottles and fill em up there - it's always cold water too.

Hope Bruski & Popeye getting some nice cold weather. Snow forecast at about 1300m but it usually gets lower than forecast down there. Plus local factors make it very hard to determine how low it goes. Many many microclimates down there. Mt Wellington should be a good chance. About 4 degrees on Mt W but later today that will get lower.

I can't believe how many times I had snow fall on me at Lake Dobson/Wombat Moor (Mt Field) when the possibility was not even in my mind and the weather maps held no promise of it. It was a wonderful spot for that.

Well made it up to mt wellington yesterday morning from 9:00 to 9:45, got to say it was extremely cold. Looking at the bom site wind chill was minus 8 there was snow on the ground which was good.

Stopped and got some water at the chalet, fire was going inside which was nice.

Other than that I have been surprised at how warm the colder temperatures feel down here, it is very pleasant but the temp can drop and rise dramatically both ways depending on the wind and if there is a cloud above our not.

Glad you found a bit of snow. Wind Chill on The Mt can be horrendous for sure Always gets you going though.

Of course as soon as you drop the 1200 odd metres to Hobart the temp comes up HEAPS and it's not near as windy as on the Mt. That was a great feature - if I needed a hit of cool or cold air - 15 minutes had you up on top to what was often a dramatically different bit of weather,

Strong Sea Breeze is another thing that can drop the temp or apparent temp rapidly at times.

The Chalet is great - spent many an evening there with other snow freaks, fire roaring, wood fired bbq plate sizzling waiting for or watching snow falls (also trying to stop the possums stealing our snags too One of our group usually took tarps and we covered in at least one side of the Chalet to keep a bit mre fire warmth in there.

One more comment on your comment - the fire in the Chalet. One of the great things abvout touring Tas in Winter is that National Parks often have fires roaring in the picnic shelters in the popular National Parks - really lovely when you come across that. Winter is also a really magic time to tour Tas (albeit the days are pretty short)