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A deep low and associated fronts crossing the Southern Ocean are bringing showers, a few storms and very gusty winds to southern WA, SA and Vic, with light showers in Tas. High pressure over the interior and north is maintaining dry conditions.
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Today, 2:11AM UTC
Light snowfalls to start winter, more to come ahead of ski season opening
A light dusting of fresh snow has coated the alpine areas of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania to start winter, with heavier snowfalls likely later this week just in time for Saturday’s official opening of the 2026 Australian ski season. The heaviest snowfalls are due later on Wednesday into Thursday, with accumulations of 20 to 40 cm possible at higher elevations. But before that happens, expect a burst of what snow-lovers call the dreaded "r" word – as in rain. Cold, then warm, then cold again Over the weekend, a cold front crossed Tasmania and the southeastern mainland, ushering in a burst of showery weather with snow that fell down to around 1500 metres above sea level at times. Image: 12-hour combined satellite and radar loop to 6 am on Sunday, May 31, 2026, showing showery weather crossing the SE corner of mainland Australia in a cool southwesterly stream that brought snow to elevations above about 1500 m. In the wake of the front, cool, windy, but mostly dry conditions are prevailing this Monday. Overnight, Thredbo fell to -4.1°C, the coldest temperature recorded anywhere in Australia. But Monday’s relatively stable weather will be short-lived, with another major system moving in. A low pressure system and associated cold front is currently crossing the Great Australian Bight. This is the same system that brought extremely strong winds to SW Western Australia over the weekend. Numerous strong wind warnings are in effect this Monday as the system tracks east, including a severe weather warning for damaging winds for large parts of South Australia, including all coastal areas from the WA border right across to the Victorian border. As this system approaches the mainland high country, a surge of relatively warm northwesterlies will precede the cold front, and this could push the snow level up to around 2000 m. For context, Australia’s highest peak Mt Kosciuszko is 2228 m, while the very highest parts of Thredbo and Perisher are around 2040 m. So we’re facing the prospect of rain at most of Australia’s ski resorts. But as mentioned, colder air and moisture will cross the southeast on Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday and Friday look especially chilly, and depending how much moisture lingers, brief snow showers could occur beyond the mountains in places like the NSW Central Tablelands. Will resorts be open for skiing and snowboarding this weekend? Image: A lovely clear Monday morning at the top of Thredbo (site of Australia’s highest official BoM weather station) at the start of the track to Mt Kosciuszko. Source: Thredbo.com.au. We can’t yet confirm whether ski resorts will be open, but if you’re heading up to the mainland high country for the King’s Birthday long weekend (which is not a long weekend in Qld or WA), you should definitely find enough snow to throw a snowball or two. As for skiing and snowboarding, at this stage it appears highly likely that beginner terrain will be open at major Australian ski resorts like Thredbo, Perisher, Mt Buller, Mt Hotham and Falls Creek. That’s not just because of the snow that will fall on Wednesday and Thursday, but because of the ideal snowmaking conditions which should set in afterwards, with cold, crisp nights ideal for pumping out snow on the most popular runs. READ MORE: Snowmaking begins in Australia: but how does it work? After snowmaking in Australia briefly kicked off last week, warm, mild, humid nights have prevented the guns from firing. Some rain in the meteorological mix didn’t help either. But the end of this week and the weekend look like providing an ideal window for snowmaking.
Today, 1:47AM UTC
135 km/h winds batter WA, with SA and Victoria next in line
Damaging winds will hit parts of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria on Monday as a large low pressure system passes to the south of Australia. The powerful system will then cause wet and windy weather to continue over the country’s southeast through the middle of the week. Wild winds slam WA Ferocious winds brought down trees and cut power to tens of thousands of customers in WA’s west and southwest over the weekend. While wind and rain picked up on Saturday night with the arrival of a cold front, the strongest winds occurred late on Sunday as the low pressure system slammed into the state. Wind gusts reached up to 135 km/h at Cape Naturaliste and 133 km/h at Cape Leeuwin on Sunday evening. Other notable gusts from Sunday included: 120 km/h at Busselton Jetty 108 km/h at Jerdacuttup 107 km/h at Ravensthorpe 104 km/h at Garden Island 104 km/h at Mandurah and Mount Barker 100 km/h at Jandakot Airport 98 km/h at Dwellingup 93 km/h at Perth Airport Wind will ease in western areas of WA on Monday as the low moves further east. However, damaging wind gusts will continue to affect the state’s south, including the Eucla, South East Coastal and parts of Goldfields, South Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt districts. Rain and damaging winds spreading further east As the low pressure system moves further east, wet and windy weather will spread over southern and southeastern Australia during the next few days, impacting parts of SA, Vic, Tas, NSW and the ACT. Image: Forecast wind gusts at 1 pm AEST on Monday, June 1, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. Damaging wind gusts are likely to affect parts of SA and Vic on Monday, possibly including Adelaide and areas near Melbourne. Damaging winds are also likely to spread into parts of NSW from Tuesday, most likely about the southern and central ranges. The large and slow-moving nature of the low pressure system will cause several days of rain across southern and southeastern Australia between Monday and Thursday. The heaviest falls from this system will occur in areas exposed to westerly component winds. Accumulated rainfall totals of 50 to 100 mm are possible in southern, central and northeast Vic and southern NSW between Monday and Thursday. More widespread totals of 20 to 50 mm are possible in SA, Tas, Vic, NSW and the ACT over this four-day period. Image: Forecast accumulated rain during the next seven days, although most of this will fall between Monday and Thursday. Source: Weatherzone. There may be enough rain to cause flooding in parts of Vic and southern NSW this week, particularly in areas of the ranges that have potential for accumulated totals above 100 mm. Some of this week’s precipitation will also be falling as snow in the higher terrain of southeastern Australia, adding some much-needed natural snow to the ski slopes in the opening days of winter. With severe weather likely to affect multiple states in the coming days, be sure to check the latest forecasts and weather warnings for your area for the most up-to-date information.
30 May 2026, 11:20PM UTC
Bombing low hammers southwest WA as fierce winds worsen
A bombing low southwest of WA is now impacting broad areas of the state’s southwest, with conditions expected to worsen through Sunday. Severe weather warnings are current across southwest WA during Sunday for damaging to locally destructive winds, while coastal hazard warnings are in place for abnormally high tides and damaging surf along parts of the WA coast. Locally destructive gusts in excess of 125 km/h are possible southwest of a line from Lancelin to Albany, including Perth, during Sunday. As we wrote yesterday, this system has undergone explosive cyclogenesis, with models showing the low’s central pressure falling by an average of about 25 hPa in the 24 hours from Saturday morning to Sunday morning. This is well above the roughly 16 to 17 hPa threshold needed for a bombing low near 35–37°S. The system has several powerful ingredients, including an intense upper level jet, abnormally warm waters off parts of WA and a cold pool aloft helping create a sharp temperature contrast. Image. 6-hour Himawari visible satellite loop showing the bombing low spinning southwest of WA. Heavy showers, isolated thunderstorms and significant winds are expected to continue across the southwest, including Perth, with conditions likely to worsen this afternoon and evening as the low and its associated cold front move through. Damaging surf may also cause coastal erosion and localised damage along exposed parts of the WA coast. The strongest WA wind gusts observed in the supplied data up to about 6am WST Sunday include: Cape Leeuwin: 117 km/h at 5:40am WST; Cape Naturaliste: 104 km/h at 6:00am WST; Busselton Jetty: 98 km/h at 3:04am WST; Garden Island HSF: 89 km/h at 6:00am WST; North Island: 87 km/h at 4:12am WST; Mandurah: 85 km/h at 5:30am WST; Swanbourne: 85 km/h at 2:08am WST; Dwellingup: 85 km/h at 9:30pm WST Saturday; Geraldton Airport: 83 km/h at 5:19am WST; Gooseberry Hill: 82 km/h at 1:07am WST. Rain has also been significant, with widespread falls of about 15 to 50 mm and locally higher totals in parts of WA since 9am Saturday to early Sunday morning. Notable rainfall totals since 9am Saturday include: Busselton Airport: 50.6 mm to 5:30am WST Sunday, its highest May daily total in 8 years; Manjimup: 43.6 mm to 5:30am WST Sunday, its highest May daily total in 21 years; North Island: 31.2 mm to 5:30am WST Sunday, its highest May daily total in 25 years; Bridgetown: 27.0 mm to 5:30am WST Sunday, its highest May daily total in 6 years; Geraldton Airport: 26.6 mm to 5:30am WST Sunday, its highest May daily total in 5 years; Cunderdin Airport: 23.4 mm to 5:30am WST Sunday, its highest May daily total in 27 years. Intense bursts of rain have also been recorded, with 10-minute rainfall data showing the following WA rates: Perth / Perth Stadium: 7.0 mm in 10 minutes at 12:50am WST Sunday; Perth / Perth Stadium: 12.0 mm in 10 minutes at 1:00am WST Sunday; Busselton: 6.2 mm in 10 minutes at 9:50pm WST Saturday; Busselton: 6.0 mm in 10 minutes at 10:20pm WST Saturday; Busselton: 5.2 mm in 10 minutes at 10:00pm WST Saturday. Manjimup Shire: 5.6 mm in 10 minutes at 11:30pm WST Saturday; The low should move away from WA during Monday, with the last of the strong winds likely affecting the southern coast. After that, the system will march east and bring a spell of wintry weather to SA, Vic, Tas and NSW through the late this week, including strong to damaging winds, heavy showers, isolated thunderstorms and alpine snow. Please stay up to date with the latest warnings as this system continues to unfold.