AS of 10.30am it is unofficially zero degrees celsius in New Norfolk and colder in other parts of the valley and highlands. A road weather alert is in place for dangerous driving conditions due to icy roads throughout the day today.
At the weather station at the Ouse Fire Station the temperature was recorded as -2.6 degrees at 10am and “feeling like” -5 degrees. It has been sub-zero at Ouse since 6.30pm last night (Monday) and the coldest point was 2.30am when a low of -4.2 degrees was reached (“feeling like” -7.9 degrees).
The temperature at Ouse was also below zero from 7.30am to 8.30am on Sunday morning and again from 8.30pm on Sunday night until 10.30am on Monday. Yesterday’s top temperature of 7.9 degrees was reached at 3pm.
Bushy Park has also had several cold nights and mornings. The temperature at the Bushy Park Estates weather station dipped below zero at 8pm last night (Monday) and reached a low of -1.7 degees at 12.30am (“feeling like” -5.1 degrees). As of 10.30am today it is 1 degree celsius, having broken above zero at 10am.
The Bushy Park temperature also went sub-zero on Sunday night at 11.am, dropping to -3 degrees at 5.30am on Monday (“feeling like” -7.2 degrees) and reaching zero degrees by 9.30am. Yesterday’s top temperature of 7.5 degrees was reached at 3pm.
Liawenee in the highlands is traditionally the coldest recorded location in Tasmania in winter, although at 10.30am today it appears to be warmer than New Norfolk, Bushy Park and Ouse, with its 2.1 degrees. It was below zero at Liawenee from 5.30pm yesterday until 9.30 am today, reaching a low of -7 degrees at 5.30am today and “feeling like” -10 degrees.
No official details are available for New Norfolk, where the Bureau of Meteorology closed the local weather station in 1983. Outside the New Norfolk and Derwent Valley News office in the town centre it was zero degrees celsius at 10.30am.
Bureau of Meteroology road weather alert for people in parts of Tasmania for North West Coast, Central North, North East, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts
Issued at 4:01 am Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday 7 July 2026: Icy roads will make driving conditions dangerous during Tuesday in parts of the North West Coast, Central North, North East, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast, Upper Derwent Valley and South East forecast districts.
Stay up to date with road closures at www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts
The next warning will be issued by 11am on Tuesday 7 July (click here for the latest version)
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