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We have a significant rain and snow system about to head across southeastern Australia. The ingredients are the full trifecta – low pressure, a feedof tropical moisture, and proper cold air – all working together to bring rainto drought affected areas and snow to the alps.

A huge weather system is heading for the Australian Alps, ready to kick off the snow season this King's birthday long weekend.

On Wednesday into Thursday we have a huge weather system bringing rain to the west, affecting all parts from the Pilbara through to the south coast. 

There is a little bit of snow on the forecast for later Tuesday into Wednesday this week - a nice to have but nothing special - but the weather pattern for the long weekend is looking much, much more promising.

Over the next week the far southwest, and much of the southeast are set for the highest rainfall totals.That wasn't a misprint! Yes, the drought affected southeast is likely to be one of the areas that sees the most rain over the next week!

We've had a big rain system cross through the northwest and NT over the past few days. That lies over Queensland now and continues there for the weekend (without the significant falls that we saw further west). Meanwhile, the next big rain system affects the west for late in the week into the early weekend. This has tropical moisture meeting up with low pressure to produce widespread rain from the Pilbara through to the south.