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Wet system on track for ski resorts

James Casey, Sunday August 28, 2016 - 13:15 AEST

Make the most of the next few days on the slopes as the weather is set to take a turn for the worse.

A broad ridge of high pressure sitting over the southeast of the nation is bringing perfect conditions up on the mountain today and tomorrow. While there will be some patchy cloud over the resorts, it is not limiting visibility.

Temperatures will cool below freezing overnight, meaning the snow guns will be able to fire up, providing a nice top up on the main runs. Daytime temperatures will steadily increase over the next few days as the airmass heats up under the high.

Cloud will begin to build ahead of a cold front on Tuesday. While the day will remain mostly dry, rain will begin to fall from the early evening. Falls will become heavy 30-50mm falling from Tuesday night into Wednesday. Unfortunately this will all fall as rain, washing away a lot of the seasons base.

There will be a brief reprieve on Thursday with showers easing before another front moves through on Friday. This second system will be a bit colder with about 5-10cm of wet snow falling about the peaks. At the bottom of the hill this system will again be too warm with another 30-50mm washing away any leftover snow.

The sun will make a return on Sunday, for those wanting to lay some tracks best to head up to the top of the resorts.

- Weatherzone

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