Snowy Mountains

View the current warnings for New South Wales

Forecast issued at 4:31 pm EST on Saturday 26 May 2012.

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

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.

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.

Chance of snow
20% at 1800m
Below 5% at 1400m
0% at 1000m

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

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Cooma -2 12
Perisher Valley -2 4
Cabramurra 1 6
Thredbo Top Station -3 2
Jindabyne 1 10

Monday 28 May

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

Chance of snow
Below 5% at 1800m
0% at 1400m
0% at 1000m

Tuesday 29 May

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

Chance of snow
Below 5% at 1800m
0% at 1400m
0% at 1000m

Wednesday 30 May

Mostly sunny. Light winds.

Chance of snow
0% at 1800m
0% at 1400m
0% at 1000m

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

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