Mt.Hotham & Falls Creek Alpine Snow Forecast 2009

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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.
DayPrecipitationTemperaturesFreeze LevelWinds
Fri 03/07/20091cm SnowMin -1, Max 01600mGale, SW
Sat 04/07/20092mm rain, 10cm SnowMin -4, Max 01250mGale to Strong, SW
Sun 05/07/20092cm SnowMin -3, Max -1800mStrong to Fresh, S/SW/W
Mon 06/07/20092cm SnowMin -4, Max -1650mStrong to Moderate, SW/S
Tue 07/07/2009FineMin -1, Max 11350mLight to Moderate, S/N
Wed 08/07/2009FineMin 0, Max 11900mFresh to Strong, N
Thu 09/07/2009FineMin 1, Max 21950mStrong to Moderate, N/S/NW
Fri 10/07/200914mm rainMin 1, Max 31950mModerate to Gale, N/NW
2009-07-03.18g 2009-07-04 11:07

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