Australian Forecast – Midweek Snow, Then Fine & Warm For Season’s Final Weekend
Published early Wednesday, 1st October 2025
We’ll see a little bit of everything to wrap up the final six days of the season. A storm system slowly tracking underneath southeast Australia brings rain showers today (Wednesday), which gradually turn to snow before peaking on Thursday with blizzard conditions and a top-up of 5-20cm. Not bad for this late in the season. It’ll come in handy as conditions gradually settle into a fine and warmer weekend, with Mt Buller, Hotham and Falls Creek having their grand finale’s on Sunday.
Wednesday 1st October
Showers throughout the day as snow levels gradually lower to around 1500-1600m before clearing evening. Strong, gusty northwesterlies.
Thursday 2nd October
Snow spreads eastwards throughout the Aussie Alps early morning, with on-and-off falls throughout the day, accompanied by gale northwesters and blizzard conditions. The snow eases at night after winds turn southwest, leaving between 5 to 20cm of fresh snow from the bottom to the top.
Friday 3rd October
Cloudy, clagged-in conditions with snow flurries, mostly in the afternoon when they’ll turn wet and drizzly about lower and mid slopes. Strong southwesterly winds in exposed areas abating.
Saturday 4th October
A ridge of high pressure brings nice, sunny skies while southwest winds gradually turn northwest.
Sunday 5th October
Fine with high cloud as warm northwest winds strengthen.
Extended Forecast
Monday will see Thredbo and Perisher – the last remaining resorts – flipping off their switches on what has been a great season. Unfortunately, the weather isn’t picked to be picture perfect, as a front will bring a quick squirt of rain. However, strong northwest winds should change to a lighter westerly behind the front, giving us a chance for one last hooray.
A strong, showery westerly flow will continue throughout the rest of next week, with no significant snowfall expected.
That’s all from me today, folks. I’m sending out these forecasts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout the season. Have a great couple of days, and I’ll see you back here on Friday for the final forecast of the season.
Grasshopper
