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Australian Forecast – A Shot of Powder Tuesday Before Another Settled Spell

Published early Monday, 16^th June 2025

It was a great weekend to be up in the Aussie Alps for the second weekend of the season. The groomed runs were and are still the pick of the bunch, as good snow-making conditions have continued, while off-piste is still in early-season mode.

This week, a front from the west will bring a fresh 5-10cm of snow from Monday night through Tuesday. High pressure will then settle in on Wednesday, bringing fine, settled weather through to the end of the week. More snow is on the cards next week.

Monday 16^th June

Strengthening northwest winds will push cloud and patchy drizzle or snow flurries over Victorian resorts, while New South Wales will just be partly cloudy.

A front from the west will bring a shot of snow at night/overnight.

Tuesday 17^th June

Continuing light snowfalls will back off to the odd flurry in Victoria in the afternoon and New South Wales in the evening, as strong, gusty northwesterlies turn westwards.

Wednesday 18^th June

Any remaining snow flurries will clear by dawn, then clouds will gradually break up and dissipate throughout the day as west-to-southwest winds ease.

Thursday 19^th June

Fine with high cloud and a west-to-northwest breeze.

Extended Forecast

High pressure will keep the weather fine and settled on Friday and the weekend, although cloud and northwest winds will pick up on Sunday as a front approaches from the west.

The front is expected to hit Monday, the 23^rd June, bringing an initial bout of rain and high-level snow, followed by cooler temperatures and snowfall to around base levels from Tuesday through Friday. This should provide a much-needed boost to the snowpack for the weekend of the 28^th-29^th June.

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 Wednesday.

Grasshopper

New Zealand Forecast – Mixed Weather for Thursday and Friday, and again Sunday

Published early Wednesday, 18^th June 2025

Thursday and Friday will bring an interlude to this run of nice weather. Fortunately, the worst of it will come before opening time on Thursday when a front from the west brings a mix of rain and high-level snow, although strong winds will persist for the rest of the day, especially in Canterbury. We’ll then see snow showers at times through until early Saturday, giving the ski fields just a dusting. Another front from the south will bring another spot of rain and high-level snow on Sunday.

Wednesday 18^th June

Another gorgeous day for all South Island ski fields as north-to-northwest breezes develop. High cloud will build over the Southern Lakes from afternoon.

Thursday 19^th June

A front passing over from the west will bring a period of rain to South Island ski fields, mainly during the small hours before opening time. It’ll fall as snow up high for the Southern Lakes, and then there’ll be light snow showers to base levels there from evening.

During the day, however, skies will be partly cloudy with gusty northwesterlies, which will be blowing a strong gale in exposed areas of Canterbury, likely limiting operations there.

Friday 20^th June

Partly cloudy skies with strong, gusty west-to-northwest winds in exposed areas. Snow showers develop over the Southern Lakes from afternoon, mainly on the Queenstown side, as winds turn southwest. Snow showers will also kick up along the Canterbury Frontal Range (think Mt Hutt & Porter’s Pass) from evening as the southwest winds arrive here too.

Saturday 21^st June

Any remaining snowfall over South Island ski fields will clear early as southerly winds drop away, leaving a mostly calm, sunny day.

Sunday 22^nd June

Northwest winds pick up over the South Island, before a front from the south brings a west-to-southwest change and a period of rain and high-level snow to the Southern Lakes during the day, and then Canterbury after closing time.

Extended Forecast

Next week, a series of fronts from the west will pass over the country from around Tuesday through Friday, bringing strong northwest winds and a deluge of rain, followed by a cold southwest change and snow towards the end of the period. It could get very ugly. Pressure is then likely to build for a more settled weekend.

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.

Grasshopper

The Grasshopper has wrapped up his weekly Japan forecasts for for the 2024/25 season. He’s having a couple of months R&R and will be back in June with his Australian and New Zealand  forecasts.

And, of course, Japan’s best snow forecasts will resume in December 2025.

The Grasshopper has wrapped up his weekly NorthAmerican forecasts for for the 2024/25 season. He’s having a couple of months R&R and will be back in June with his Australian and New Zealand  forecasts.

And, of course, our North American snow forecasts will resume in December 2025.