Snow has fallen across Tasmania’s highlands overnight, closing roads and prompting warnings from police and forecasters.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a road weather alert early on Thursday, warning of dangerous conditions in parts of the Western and Central Plateau forecast districts.
“Snow covered roads above 400 metres will make driving conditions dangerous during Thursday,” the alert said.
Tasmania Police say Lake Dobson Road at Mount Field is closed to all vehicles because of snow.
Four other routes are open only to 4WD vehicles.
They are the Lyell Highway between Ouse and Derwent Bridge, Highland Lakes Road from Shannon Tier to Miena, Marlborough Secondary Road and Lake St Clair Road.
Police say drivers should also take extreme caution on the Gordon River Road at Tim Shea.
Pinnacle Road on kunanyi/Mt Wellington has been closed at the park entrance at Bracken Lane.
The Hobart City Council expects snow and ice to limit access to the mountain into the weekend.
Temperatures fell below freezing across the highlands overnight.
Liawenee dropped to minus 2.9 degrees, while kunanyi/Mt Wellington was minus four at 8am.
Drivers reported snow on the ground at lower levels overnight, including on the Learys Corner to Moina route on the approach to Cradle Mountain.
Visitors at Cradle woke to cars covered in snow.
The bureau forecasts showers falling as snow above 400 metres in the west and south on Thursday, lowering to 300 metres in the far south.
Forecasters have also issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds in the state’s far south from Thursday afternoon, with gusts of about 100km/h possible.
Police say drivers should always drive to the conditions, as they can change without warning.
Road updates are available on the TasALERT website and app.
