Mt.Hotham & Falls Creek Alpine Snow Forecast 2009
This experimental 7 day forecast is based upon current forecast data provided by the Global Forecast System (GFS), specific localised data, and historical snowfall patterns. This forecast is automatically generated, and is not quality controlled by a human. You should also consult official Alpine forecasts issued by the Australian BoM which are listed below for convenience.
| 7 day Forecast for Mt Hotham & Falls Creek. | ||||
| Day | Precipitation | Temperatures | Freeze Level | Winds |
| Fri 03/07/2009 | 1cm Snow | Min -1, Max 0 | 1600m | Gale, SW |
| Sat 04/07/2009 | 2mm rain, 10cm Snow | Min -4, Max 0 | 1250m | Gale to Strong, SW |
| Sun 05/07/2009 | 2cm Snow | Min -3, Max -1 | 800m | Strong to Fresh, S/SW/W |
| Mon 06/07/2009 | 2cm Snow | Min -4, Max -1 | 650m | Strong to Moderate, SW/S |
| Tue 07/07/2009 | Fine | Min -1, Max 1 | 1350m | Light to Moderate, S/N |
| Wed 08/07/2009 | Fine | Min 0, Max 1 | 1900m | Fresh to Strong, N |
| Thu 09/07/2009 | Fine | Min 1, Max 2 | 1950m | Strong to Moderate, N/S/NW |
| Fri 10/07/2009 | 14mm rain | Min 1, Max 3 | 1950m | Moderate to Gale, N/NW |
2009-07-03.18g 2009-07-04 11:07
See Also :
- Mt.Hotham/Falls Creek Meteogram
- Mt. Baw Baw Meteogram
- Custom SE Australia Forecast Charts
- Live & Archived Mt.Hotham Webcams :
Offical BoM Victorian Alpine Forecast :
IDV17006 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Alpine Areas District Forecast Issued at 5:40 am EST on Saturday 4 July 2009 for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 7 July 2009. Warning Summary at issue time Nil. Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A low pressure system is located over the Tasman Sea and a high pressure system is over the Bight. Little change is expected in the pattern during the weekend. A cold front will affect southern Victoria late Monday and early Tuesday, then the high will move over Victoria Tuesday night. Forecast for the rest of Saturday Cloudy. Showers falling as snow above 1500 m. Winds south to southwesterly averaging 35 to 45 km/h. Temperatures around 4 during the day. Mount Buller Snow and windy. Max 1 Mount Hotham Snow and windy. Max -1 Falls Creek Snow and windy. Max 1 No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low] Forecast for Sunday Partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Winds southwesterly averaging 30 to 40 km/h, reaching 45 km/h at times, decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 2 with daytime temperatures reaching around 4. Mount Buller Snow shower or two. Min -3 Max 1 Mount Hotham Snow shower or two. Min -4 Max -1 Falls Creek Snow shower or two. Min -3 Max 1 Forecast for Monday Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Winds west to southwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and minus 6 with daytime temperatures reaching around 5. Mount Buller Snow showers. Min -3 Max 1 Mount Hotham Snow showers. Min -6 Max 0 Falls Creek Snow showers. Min -5 Max 2 Forecast for Tuesday Partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers until afternoon. Winds south to southwesterly averaging 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 4 with daytime temperatures reaching around 4. Mount Buller Sunny. Min -5 Max 1 Mount Hotham Chance of snow clearing. Min -6 Max -1 Falls Creek Chance of snow clearing. Min -6 Max 0 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Saturday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.
Official BoM NSW Snowy Mountains Alpine Forecast :
IDN10103 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology ACT SNOWY MOUNTAINS REGION FORECAST Covering Southern Tablelands and Southwest Slopes above 1200 metres Issued at 5:30am on Saturday the 4th of July 2009 Warning Summary at issue time: For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw Current Weather Situation and Future Developments A low pressure system over southern Tasman Sea in combination with a high pressure system over the western Bight will direct a fresh and gusty southwesterly air stream over the region generating isolated showers, falling as snow above 1500 metres today. As the low moves east on Sunday the winds will moderate and the isolated shower activity will clear during the morning. Mostly fine weather is expected for the beginning of the new week as a ridge of high pressure develops across southeast of the continent. Forecast for Saturday Isolated showers, falling as snow above 1300 metres early in the morning rising to above 1500 metres during the day. Fresh, gusty southwest winds. UV Alert: Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low] Thredbo Top Station Snow shower or two. Max: 0 Perisher Valley Snow shower or two. Max: 2 Cabramurra Shower or two. Max: 3 chance of snow 1500 m 1900 m Day (6 am/6 pm) 50 % 70 % Night (6 pm/6 am) 50 % 70 % Forecast for Sunday Chance of an early snow shower, otherwise fine with moderating southwest winds. Thredbo Top Station Becoming fine. Min: -5 Max: -2 chance of snow 1500 m 1900 m Day (6 am/6 pm) 30 % 50 % Night (6 pm/6 am) 10 % 30 % Forecast for Monday Fine. Light to moderate southerly winds. Thredbo Top Station Fine. Min: -7 Max: -2 Forecast for Tuesday Fine. Light to moderate southeast winds. Thredbo Top Station Fine. Min: -7 Max: -1 Snow Depth Observations Depth (cm) Spencers Creek (1830 m - out from Charlotte Pass) 71.8 Deep Creek (1620 m - SW of Cabramurra)) 32.7 Three Mile Dam (1460 m SW of Kiandra) 5.1 Source: Snowy Hydro, updated weekly, Last updated: 02 July, 2009 Quantitative rainfall Cabramurra Perisher Valley Today (9 am/3 pm) 1 1 Tonight (3 pm/9 am) 0 0 Sunday (24 h from 9 am) 0 0 Monday (24 h from 9 am) 0 0 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 4:30 pm EST Saturday