Snowy Mountains

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Snowy Mountains District Forecast

Issued at 4:31 pm EST on Saturday 26 May 2012
for the period until midnight EST Wednesday 30 May 2012.

Warning Summary at issue time

Warning to sheep graziers within this area.

Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by telephone 1300-659-218* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation

A deep low pressure system in the far southwestern Tasman Sea is moving southeast and weakening.Combined with a high in the Bight, it is directing a strong southwesterly airstream over the southeast NSW. The high is expected to become a dominant synoptic feature over the southeast Australia during the next few days, moving slowly eastward and entering the southwestern Tasman on Thursday.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday 26 May

Cloudy. Isolated showers, falling as snow above 1500 metres. Winds southwesterly 40 to 55 km/h decreasing to 30 to 45 km/h later in the evening.

Forecast for Sunday 27 May

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the south, falling as snow about the ranges above 1500 metres early in the morning. Areas of frost in the morning, mainly in the north. Isolated showers near the Victorian border until evening. Winds southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Cooma
Partly cloudy.
Min
-2
Max
12
Perisher Valley
Early snow shower.
Min
-2
Max
4
Cabramurra
Partly cloudy.
Min
1
Max
6
Thredbo Top Station
Early snow shower.
Min
-3
Max
2
Jindabyne
Early shower or two.
Min
1
Max
10
Elevation 1000 metres 1400 metres 1800 metres
Chance of snow 0% Below 5% 20%

No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Forecast for Monday 28 May

Partly cloudy. Areas of morning frost. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the day.

Cooma
Morning frost. Mostly sunny.
Min
-2
Max
12
Perisher Valley
Partly cloudy.
Min
-4
Max
5
Cabramurra
Mostly sunny.
Min
-2
Max
6
Thredbo Top Station
Partly cloudy.
Min
-4
Max
2
Jindabyne
Morning frost. Partly cloudy.
Min
-1
Max
10
Elevation 1000 metres 1400 metres 1800 metres
Chance of snow 0% 0% Below 5%

Forecast for Tuesday 29 May

Partly cloudy. Areas of frost early in the morning. Patchy fog in the north early in the morning. Light winds.

Cooma
Early frost. Partly cloudy.
Min
-4
Max
14
Perisher Valley
Partly cloudy.
Min
-5
Max
7
Cabramurra
Early fog then mostly sunny.
Min
-1
Max
8
Thredbo Top Station
Mostly sunny.
Min
-5
Max
5
Jindabyne
Early frost. Partly cloudy.
Min
-3
Max
12
Elevation 1000 metres 1400 metres 1800 metres
Chance of snow 0% 0% Below 5%

Forecast for Wednesday 30 May

Mostly sunny. Light winds.

Cooma
Mostly sunny.
Min
-4
Max
15
Perisher Valley
Mostly sunny.
Min
-5
Max
8
Cabramurra
Mostly sunny.
Min
-1
Max
9
Thredbo Top Station
Mostly sunny.
Min
-5
Max
6
Jindabyne
Mostly sunny.
Min
-3
Max
13
Elevation 1000 metres 1400 metres 1800 metres
Chance of snow 0% 0% 0%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:15 am EST Sunday.

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