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Thursday Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds S/SW 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late evening.

Friday Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost in the N. Very high chance of rain, most likely in the evening. Snow falling above 1000 metres. Winds W/SW and light tending W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the evening.

Saturday Cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the W, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 700 metres. Possible small hail in the early morning. Winds W/SW 25 to 40 km/h tending W/NW 25 to 35 km/h during the day.

Sunday Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Snow falling above 1000 metres. Winds W/NW 30 to 45 km/h tending W/SW during the afternoon.

Monday Cloudy. High chance of showers in the W, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1100 metres. Winds W/SW 35 to 50 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h during the evening.

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station		min	max	chance of rain	rain amount	frost risk	9am		3pm
		min	max				wind	rh	wind	rh
		°C	°C				km/h	%	km/h	%
Butlers Gorge	Windy with rain	4	10	90%	10-20mm	Slight	WNW 30	96	W 26	84
Lake St Clair	Windy with rain	3	10	90%	10-20mm	Moderate	WNW 32	94	W 28	90
Liawenee	Windy with rain	3	9	90%	1-5mm	Moderate	WNW 38	92	W 39	85
Tarraleah	Windy with rain	3	12	90%	5-10mm	Moderate	-	-	-	-

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Daylight saving ends: how to remember which way to turn your clocks

16:10 AEDT Do you turn your clocks forwards or backwards at 3am this Sunday, April 6, in the Australian states and territories where daylight saving ends (NSW, ACT, SA, Vic, Tas)? That might seem like a simple question, but even great minds have occasionally seized up as people ask themselves, "Wait, is it forward or back? Are we adding or subtracting an hour here?" The answer is that you turn the clocks backwards (if indeed your home or personal effects include any timepieces that require manual changing), and there’s a weather-related way to remember.