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Mt.Hotham & Falls Creek Alpine Snow Forecast

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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.

See Also : Mt.Hotham/Falls Creek Meteogram, Mt. Baw Baw Meteogram

7 day Forecast for Mt Hotham & Falls Creek.
DayPrecipitationTemperaturesFreeze LevelWinds
Thu 03/07/2008FineMin -1, Max 01450mStrong to Moderate, S
Fri 04/07/2008FineMin 0, Max 11500mLight to Moderate, S/N/NW
Sat 05/07/2008FineMin 0, Max 11850mModerate to Strong, NW/N/S/NW
Sun 06/07/2008FineMin 1, Max 21950mStrong, NW/N
Mon 07/07/20088mm rainMin 2, Max 22100mStrong to Gale, N/S
Tue 08/07/200814mm rainMin 0, Max 21800mStrong to Fresh, S/N
Wed 09/07/20083cm SnowMin -3, Max -11300mModerate to Light to Fresh, S/N/NW/W
Thu 10/07/20087cm SnowMin -4, Max -21250mStrong to Moderate, W/NW/SW
2008-07-03.12g 2008-07-04 06:46

Offical BoM Victorian Alpine Forecast :

IDV17006

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
P.O. Box 1636 Melbourne Vic 3001    http://www.bom.gov.au

Alpine Areas District Forecast
Issued at 0540 on Friday the 4th of July 2008

Warnings:
Nil. 

Weather Pattern:
A high pressure system will drift slowly across Victoria today and reach the
Tasman Sea on Saturday.  A trough of low pressure will develop over South
Australia during Sunday then move towards western Victoria on Monday.  

Forecast: Friday   
Fine. A partly cloudy day with moderate southerly winds becoming light and
variable. 

Outlooks:
Saturday     Fine. A mostly sunny day with light winds tending northerly.
Sunday       Patchy rain developing. 
Monday       Rain areas. 

Mt Buller
Friday     Max 2

Mt Hotham
Friday     Max 1

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 Friday the 4th of July 2008

Warning Summary:
Nil.

Current Weather Situation and Future Developments
A high pressure system centred near Adelaide will move over the region today and
into the Tasman Sea this weekend, maintaining fine conditions. The next trough
is expected in the early to middle part of next week, bringing showers and snow
to the mountains. 

Forecast for Friday   
Fine and mostly sunny with light to moderate southeast to northeast winds. 
UV Alert:  Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
Thredbo Top Station Fine, mostly sunny.            Max:   2
Perisher Valley     Fine, mostly sunny.            Max:   4
Cabramurra          Fine, mostly sunny.            Max:   3

chance of snow     1500 m     1900 m
Day (6 am/6 pm)       0 %        10 %
Night (6 pm/6 am)     0 %         5 %

Forecast for Saturday 
Fine and mostly sunny with light to moderate northerly winds. 
Thredbo Top Station Fine.                          Min: -6 Max: 3

chance of snow     1500 m     1900 m
Day (6 am/6 pm)     0  %       5  %
Night (6 pm/6 am)   0  %       5  %

Forecast for Sunday   
Fine and partly cloudy with northwest winds. 
Thredbo Top Station Fine.                          Min:  -4 Max:   3

Forecast for Monday   
Cloud increasing with showers developing, falling as snow about the higher
ground. Northwest winds. 
Thredbo Top Station Showers/snow developing.       Min:  -1 Max:   4

Snow Depth Observations                             Depth (cm)
Spencers Creek (1830 m - out from Charlotte Pass)       50.2
Deep Creek (1620 m - SW of Cabramurra))                19.1
Three Mile Dam (1460 m SW of Kiandra)                  0
Source: Snowy Hydro, updated weekly, Last updated:   3 July 2008
Quantitative rainfall   Cabramurra  Perisher Valley
Today (9 am/3 pm)           0            0
Tonight (3 pm/9 am)         0            0
Saturday  (24 h from 9 am)  0            0
Sunday    (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 Friday
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