Grasshopper’s Australian Weekend Forecast,Friday, July 18th – Mostly Fine, with a Sprinkling of Snow Saturday Night

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Victoria resorts have remained clagged-in the last couple of days, with a mix of snow flurries and damp, drizzly conditions. New South Wales has also seen some snowflakes coming down, but things have been a bit brighter there and the snow guns have had another great run.
A ridge of high pressure will finally bring clear, calm skies today, Friday. But another weak front will see winds pick up on Saturday before giving the Aussie Alps a light sprinkling of snow that night. Another bulge of high pressure will bring more fine weather Sunday and Monday.

Friday July 18th
A nice, sunny day with light winds and good snow-making conditions before opening time.
Saturday July 19th
A fine start, but clouds will increase over Victoria as northwest winds become strong, and then snow flurries will turn up there in the evening as a weak front brushes the Aussie Alps. New South Wales will just see a little high cloud.
Sunday July 2oth
Any cloud cover will break up in the morning for a nice, sunny day, while west-to-southwest breezes gradually die out.
Monday July 21st
Another nice, sunny day, with strengthening northerly winds.
Extended Forecast
Next week, a front will likely bring howling northerly winds and a mix of rain and snow across Tuesday and Wednesday, the 22nd and 23rd of July. Exactly how low the snow will fall is still uncertain, as snow levels have crept up with each successive model run.
Signs are looking promising for a bigger, colder storm to hit Friday 25th and Saturday 26th July, with snow possibly falling through into early the following week. But as we’ve seen all too often lately, these storms have had a habit of disappearing as the time gets nearer. So fingers and ski’s crossed that this one sticks!
That’s all from me today, folks. I’m sending out these forecasts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout the season. Have a great weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday.
Grasshopper