by Thylaseen » Mon 29 Apr, 2019 10:07 pm
Haven't been there during September/ October, but would say the weather in Tassie is 'changeable' at that time of year, and more so in the SW, and at altitude.
We have done a couple of trips to the Eastern/ Western Arthurs in November - weather then was 'changeable'. Both trips ranged every weather variation except snow (there some of on the ground but that doesn't really count!). We had fine weather, cloudy, sleet, hail, thunderstorm, heavy rain, mist, etc.
A couple of notable weather occasions to give you the flavour:
We left High Moor late after a wet and windy night and rain in the morning - a momentary lull lured us on 'it's bound to fine up, etc' Within an hour the drizzle returned and remained with us for the rest of the day. This made for interesting walking over the Beggary Bumps, especially going too far down a steep gully and needing to climb back in wet conditions to find the track. The next day we had a day tent bound in the rain.
Approaching High Moor we were walking through sleet blown us by strong winds - freezing!
On West Portal Andrew was on one of the peaks, I was on the other making a short call home while enjoying the extensive views. By the time the call had finished a front had moved in and visibility reduced to a couple of metres. Ended up separated for a couple of hours until we were able to meet up and edge our way towards Lake Roseanne, arriving just on dark.
Also in the Eastern Arthurs spent a day walking in drizzle and mist with zero visibility - ended up getting separated for the day but worked our way back together just before nightfall.
Other times - fantastic - usually cool and windy but when it's fine, great views from the peaks.
Overall our trips to the area have always been memorable classics with lots of challenges to overcome. Wasn't always fun at the time though!
As per other posters - it would be pot luck that time of year, more likely to get a good dose of SW weather (including wind and snow) than not.
It's out there