4-5 June
By Gerg, on June 3rd, 2015 Outcome: 5 cm
Outcome:
Light snowfalls only — Perisher Valley claimed 5 cm; Falls Creek 8 cm. The system weakened and slipped north just as it approached the alps (click for sources):
 JMA precipitation inferred from satellite imagery |
 BOM surface chart archive |
Original post (3 June)
After missing last weekend’s nice little season starter (30 May – 1 June; 30 cm at Perisher Valley), time to get in on the act. There’ll be an odd little fall Thursday night; perhaps 15 cm:
 NZ Met chart for 2 am Friday Look like an Australian snow system? It sure looks like a big New Zealand one, but that’s another story (that trans-Tasman seesaw seems to be in action again). For us, what it is is a little wandering upper-level cold pool drifting across the south-east. At the 500 hPa level it looks like this:
 GFS 500 hPa geopotential height for 4:00 am Friday On BOM’s ACCESS-R model the alpine precipitation is currently showing earlier in the evening, from around 7:00 pm Thursday onwards, but the temperature then should be cold enough for mid-level snow … just.
And why the NZ chart? Because I like the retro look, of course.
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