Tasmania is well used to widespread winds and persistent showers, but this Friday will still be quite a test, according to WeatherZone.
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Northerly winds have been increasing over Tasmania over the last 24 hours, with plenty of cloud and patchy rain, but nothing particularly notable.
Winds have only been gusting up to 80 km/h on Mt Read, hardly worth the trouble.
Thursday this will all change as a cold front whips through, spreading icy westerly winds and rain throughout.
This should even bring snow to 800 metres, possibly lower, with 10 to 20 centimetres expected. Understandably, this will not be an especially favourable day to drive across the highlands.
By Thursday evening, a low should form a few hundred kilometres to the southwest, causing winds to be gale or storm force over the western coasts.
Winds are expected to exceed 100km/h on the coasts and higher ground during Friday morning, potentially reaching 130 km/h.
From Thursday to Saturday the West and South Coast district will receive between 30 and 50 millimetres of rain, well on track to meeting the monthly rainfall average.
