Several weather warnings for Tasmania have been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology.
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The warnings issued for Monday include marine winds, hazardous roads and a bushwalker alert.
Snow covered roads above 200 metres were expected to cause dangerous driving conditions on Monday and Tuesday.
Parts of the North West, East, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast, upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts could be affected.
Tasmania Police said due to snowy conditions, Poatina Village to Lake Secondary Road; Lake Secondary Road to Miena; and roads to Golden Valley should only be accessed by four-wheel-drives.
For up-to-date information on road closures, visit Tasmania Police’s community alerts page.
The following wind warnings were issued for Monday.
Gale warning for the following areas:
- Far North West Coast; and
- East of Flinders Island.
Strong wind warning for the following areas:
- Central North Coast;
- Banks Strait;
- Franklin Sound;
- Upper East Coast;
- South East Coast;
- South West Coast; and
- Central West Coast.
Small craft alert for the following areas:
- Central Plateau lakes; and
- South West lakes.
Strong north-westerly winds, cold temperatures and snow as low as 200 metres were expected to create hazardous conditions for bushwalkers in parths of the Western and Central Plateau.
A warning for sheep graziers was also issued on Monday.
Cold temperatures, showers and strong westerly winds during the next two days were likely to impact King Island, Furneaux Islands, North West Coast, Central North, North East, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East.
The bureau said there was a risk of losing lambs and sheep exposed to the conditions.
