Australia weather forecast: Constant snowfall over weekend, good news for ski lovers
After witnessing two years of poor snowmaking, Australian
ski lovers
are set to witness an abundance of snow in the opening weekend of the Australian ski season. The year 2025, however, is expected to be a mix bag for ski resorts as current snowmaking is not a guarantee of a bumper winter ahead.
However, the
snowfall
this weekend definitely assures to be quite the turnaround in 2025 with snow falling on every day of the long weekend and is expected to continue further.
Weatherzone has predicted that around 70cm of snow could accumulate at the higher resorts by Tuesday, June 10 evening, with at least 15cm to 30cm at lower resorts, according to The Guardian.
In the last two years, besides poor snowmaking conditions there was also a llack of natural snowfall in the lead up to mid-June, according to Sky News Australia.
The year 2025 marks perhaps the best beginning to the ski season since the heavy snow in 2022, which covered the slopes for the opening weekend.
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Why is there constant snowfall
The constant snowfall in the last few days is due to a low-pressure system which is pushing across southeast Australia which is likely to set a great foundation for the rest of the season, Sky News reported.
What will follow in rest of June
The rest of June 2025 is not looking as promising as the current situation suggests. According to forecast models that make predictions over the course of a few weeks have predicted higher than usual pressure in southeast Australia.
There are high chances of witnessing strong cold fronts reduce as the month progresses. By the end of June, snow depths are likely to settle below normal but there is still hope that people will be be able to ski each day.
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