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A huge weather system is heading for the Australian Alps, ready to kick off the snow season this King's birthday long weekend.
The long weekend traditionally marks the beginning of the snow season, and this year it will be filled with what snowboarders and skiers love most... snow!
We're about to see the trifecta line up, with instability, moisture and cold air colliding over the alps, and what is especially enticing about this system is just how long it lasts. Kicking off later on Friday, dumping snow for much of the long weekend, and potentially continuing well into next week.
The Potential Snow forecast has some great numbers on it today, for every single Australian alpine resort, from NSW to Victoria to Tasmania.
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The nice thing about these snowfall ranges is the first number. The top number is the exciting part (wow! the potential for over a metre!), but it's the smaller number that really counts.
For the major resorts, this first number is still a very decent amount of snow - generally in the 30 to 40 cm range.
That means that every piece of weather guidance is all forecasting at least this amount, and some a lot higher.
It means that we have confidence that this system is locked and loaded... and this will be a great snow storm for all alpine resorts.
If you're not headed to the snow, you're set for a chilly weekend anyway.
The air that settles in over the southeast on Sunday is currently near Antarctica. That air is headed straight up to southeastern Australia, and we'll feel it - with lots of cold showers and wintry hail (those tiny balls of ice that bounce when they reach the ground).
While the alps are covered in snow, other parts may be turned white as well, with a blast that really reminds you that winter is here.
