An early dose of winter weather has caused disruptive conditions in the state's North, with one road closed to some traffic and bushwalkers urged to take care.
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Cradle Mountain and Belvoir roads were closed to all traffic except four-wheel-drives between the Cethana Road intersection at Moina and the Murchison Highway on Friday night, Tasmania Police advised.
This followed an earlier notice from police for drivers to use caution travelling on Highlands Lake Road between the Steppes and Liawenee, due to snow and ice on the road.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned a front set to cross the state about midday Saturday could bring damaging westerly winds and gusts of up to 100km/h in central and southern areas until the evening.
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The bureau issued another alert late Friday, warning bushwalkers in the state's West and Central Plateau to expect strong southwesterly winds, cold temperatures and snow as low as 800 metres during the night.
With the cold weather, strong winds and showers expected to affect parts of the Midlands, East-Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South-East into Saturday, sheep graziers were also warned of a risk to herds.
In Liawenee, the temperature fell to minus 1.2 degrees at 9pm Friday.
Snow was seen across the state on Friday, from Mount Field to Miena and Cradle Mountain Road, with many sharing the sight on social media.
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Matt Dennien
Matt Dennien is a journalist at The Examiner, based in Launceston. Contact him via email at matt.dennien@examiner.com.au, or more securely via Signal on +61 437 672 994.
Matt Dennien is a journalist at The Examiner, based in Launceston. Contact him via email at matt.dennien@examiner.com.au, or more securely via Signal on +61 437 672 994.
