Bureau of Meteorology Forecasts

Alpine Areas | NSW | VIC | TAS

Snowy Mountains Forecast

Issued: Fri Oct 23
A high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge towards the Queensland coast, while a weak low pressure trough lies over inland New South Wales. Another low pressure system, currently over South Australia, will move slowly across eastern Australia during Friday and Saturday, interacting with warm and humid air to trigger showers and thunderstorms in many areas. This will be followed closely by a cold front which is expected to enter the state's southwest on Saturday and then continue through to the northeast on Sunday, bringing significantly cooler conditions. In the early parts of next week, a new high pressure system is forecast to strengthen to the south of Tasmania, with a trough lingering near eastern New South Wales. This pattern has potential to maintain showery conditions in eastern areas for a number of days.

Today
Becoming cloudy. Patchy fog early this morning. High (80%) chance of showers near the Victorian border, medium (60%) chance elsewhere, mainly developing later this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, mainly later this evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of snow	1800m : 0% 1400m : 0% 1000m : 0%
Sat Oct 24
Cloudy. Very high (near 100%) chance of showers. Snow falling above 1900 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Heavy falls possible. Winds north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon.
Chance of snow	1800m : 20% 1400m : 0% 1000m : 0%
Sun Oct 25
Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of showers. Snow falling above 1500 metres. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
Chance of snow	1800m : 90% 1400m : 40% 1000m : Below 5%
Mon Oct 26
Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of showers. Snow falling above 1500 metres. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h.
Chance of snow	1800m : 90% 1400m : 40% 1000m : Below 5%

Source: Bureau of Meteorology. Source id: IDN11032