Australian Forecast – More Snow Up High Before a Warm, Sunny End to the Week
Published early Monday, 13th July 2026
The storm that rolled in late Saturday has so far delivered on its promise, with resorts picking up 10-20+cm of quality powder by Sunday morning. Snow showers continued through Sunday, building late in the day, but temperatures also crept up Sunday night, making it marginal for snow below 1700m. Still, at the time of writing in these wee hours of Monday morning, Perisher’s snow stake has had about 10cm of new snow since 9am Sunday morning. Reggae and his merry band of trusty reporters will give us the real numbers on this in their morning reports.
It’ll be wild and woolly as the storm rages on until Tuesday night, bringing snow showers to mid and upper slopes, with another 10-30cm on the cards. Snow levels will primarily hover between 1600-1800m, making for wet and soggy conditions on the lower slopes. Keep an eye on lift ops, as these will likely be affected by strong winds out of the west-to-northwest and blizzard conditions.
Wednesday onwards will be the time to hit it for all you fair-weather cruisers, as good ol’ high pressure moves in to settle things down for a sunny and warm end to the week.
Monday 13th July
Showers continue, falling as snow mostly on the mid and upper slopes, with snow levels hovering between 1600 and 1800 m, making for wet conditions on the lower slopes. From dawn, the upper slopes could see another 5-15cm for the day. Strong, chilly northwest winds will intensify even more during the day, possibly affecting lift operations and bringing blizzard conditions again.
Tuesday 14th July
Snow showers continue on mid and upper slopes as snow levels remain within 1600-1800m throughout the day. The upper slopes could score another 5-15cm, while the lower slopes will be wet and soggy. Strong west-to-northwest winds and blizzard conditions may again affect lift operations. The snow will briefly dip to lower levels at night before quickly clearing as a colder, drier southwesterly wind change arrives.
Wednesday 15th July
Any leftover cloud clears early for a clear, sunny day as strong, cold southerlies ease.
Thursday 16th July
A mint, sunny day, and a surprisingly warm one with light southerly breezes. A good day to make the most of all that fresh snow if you hadn’t already!
Friday 17th July
Another warm sunny day with a light southerly breeze.
Extended Forecast
Fine, settled high pressure will see us through the weekend, the 18th and 19th of July, for a couple of great days on the slopes.
The next storm system is likely to cross our way mid next week, sometime between late Tuesday the 21st, and Friday the 24th. Models aren’t well aligned at this stage, but it’s likely a weak one that’ll bring mostly rain and high-level snow.
That’s all from me today, folks. I’m firing out these forecasts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout the season, and an extra update on Sundays during peak season. Have a great couple of days, and I’ll see you back here on Wednesday.
Grasshopper
