Tasmania is being hit by strong winds, heavy rain and cold conditions as a series of weather systems sweep across the state.
Gusts have reached 104 km/h at Hogan Island in the Furneaux Group, 95 km/h at Devonport Airport and 83 km/h at Larapuna on the east coast today, with strong north-westerly winds affecting most regions.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the heaviest rain will fall across central northern and western parts of the state, with totals of up to 100 millimetres possible by Saturday.
Meteorologist Daniel Sherwin-Simpson said isolated exposed sites, including Mount Read and Cradle Mountain, could reach up to 150 millimetres.
He said today was expected to be the wettest day of the week.
A cold front is forecast to move through the state later today, bringing more gusty winds and a chance of thunderstorms across northern and western coastal areas.
Once the front clears on Friday, colder air is expected to lower snow levels to around 500 metres in the south.
Sherwin-Simpson said snowfall on Kunanyi/Mount Wellington was “certainly on the cards” heading into the weekend.
Cradle Mountain, Ben Nevis near Ben Lomond and the Hartz Mountains in the Huon Valley are also likely to see snow, with falls potentially reaching double digits in centimetres.
Mount Read is sitting at 3.1 degrees and Kunanyi/Mt Wellington at 3.5 degrees, with wind chill dropping below minus 9 degrees.
