Forecasts BOM NSW

Bureau of Meteorology Alpine Forecast - NSW

IDN10103
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
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SNOWY MOUNTAINS REGION FORECAST
Covering Southern Tablelands and Southwest Slopes above 1200 metres
Issued at 4:30pm on Tuesday the 2nd of December 2008

Warning Summary:
Nil.


Current Weather Situation and Future Developments
A ridge of high pressure lies to the north of the region, while a deep low south
of Tasmania is bringing windy weather locally. A trough due to move across the
region late Thursday should bring a few showers later in the week.

Forecast for the remainder of Tuesday  
Fine. Moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds, strengthening about the
peaks and reaching gale force at times.
chance of snow     1500 m     1900 m
Night (6 pm/6 am)     0 %          0 %


Forecast for Wednesday
Fine and mostly sunny. Moderate to fresh  northwest to southwest winds,
strengthening about the peaks and possibly reaching gale force at times.
UV Alert:  8:50 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Thredbo Top Station Fine, mostly sunny.            Min:   2 Max:  11
Perisher Valley     Fine, mostly sunny.            Min:   0 Max:  13
Cabramurra          Fine, mostly sunny.            Min:   5 Max:  15

chance of snow     1500 m     1900 m
Day (6 am/6 pm)       0 %         0 %
Night (6 pm/6 am)     0 %         0 %

Forecast for Thursday
Fine, increasing cloud. Northwest winds.
Thredbo Top Station Fine, mostly sunny.            Min:   0 Max:  14

Forecast for Friday  
Windy, isolated showers. Northwest winds.
Thredbo Top Station Showers, windy.                Min:   7 Max:  15

Forecast for Saturday
Fine and mostly sunny.  West to northwest winds.
Thredbo Top Station Fine, mostly sunny.            Min:   5 Max:  14

Snow Depth Observations                            Depth (cm)
Spencers Creek (1830 m - out from Charlotte Pass)    N/A
Deep Creek (1620 m - SW of Cabramurra))              N/A
Three Mile Dam (1460 m SW of Kiandra)                N/A
Source: Snowy Hydro, updated weekly, Last updated:   N/A

Quantitative rainfall      Cabramurra  Perisher Valley
Tonight (3 pm/9 am)              0             0
Wednesday (24 h from 9 am)       0             0
Thursday  (24 h from 9 am)       1             1

Range                         0     1     2     3     4     5     6
Precipitation (mm)           <1    1-5  6-10  11-20 21-40 41-80  >80
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:30 am EDT Wednesday