Snowy Mountains

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Forecast issued at 5:15 am EST on Wednesday 19 June 2013.

Weather Situation

A slow moving complex low pressure system lies over the southwestern Tasman Sea while a high pressure ridge lies over the Bight. The high will move eastwards over the next couple of days to be over the western Tasman Sea by late Thursday or Friday morning. The next cold front/trough is expected to move over the western parts of the state on Saturday.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers until this evening, mainly in the south and falling as snow above 1100 metres. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h.

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

Chance of snow
60% at 1800m
60% at 1400m
10% at 1000m

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Morning shower. Cooma 10
Morning snow shower. Perisher Valley 2
Partly cloudy. Cabramurra 5
Morning snow shower. Thredbo Top Station 0
Morning shower. Jindabyne 8

Thursday 20 June

Partly cloudy. Areas of frost in the morning, mainly in the north. Areas of morning fog. Light winds.

Chance of snow
10% at 1800m
Below 5% at 1400m
Below 5% at 1000m

Friday 21 June

Cloudy. Patches of frost early in the morning. Patchy fog early in the morning, mainly in the east. Light winds.

Chance of snow
10% at 1800m
Below 5% at 1400m
Below 5% at 1000m

Saturday 22 June

Partly cloudy. Winds south to southeasterly and light.

Chance of snow
20% at 1800m
20% at 1400m
10% at 1000m

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.

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