RAIN TO THE AREA THIS MORNING

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GIVE RAIN TO THE AREA THIS MORNING THEN CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FREEZING LEVEL LOWERING ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE IN GIVING HEAVY SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN LATE ON SUNDAY

TODAY..RAIN AT TIMES MIXED WITH WET SNOW CHANGING TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. ALPINE TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 2.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 3 TO 5 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 10 TO 15 MM.
FREEZING LEVEL 2000 METRES LOWERING TO 1800 METRES THIS AFTERNOON.
MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTH 40 KM/H INCREASING THIS MORNING TO 60 TO 80.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING OVERNIGHT.
ALPINE TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 3 TO 5 CM. FREEZING LEVEL 1600 METRES.
MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H DIMINISHING THIS EVENING TO 20.
SUNDAY..SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING CHANGING TO RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES LATE IN THE EVENING.
ALPINE TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 10 TO 15 CM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 5 TO 10 MM.
FREEZING LEVEL 1500 METRES RISING TO 2000 IN THE EVENING.
MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTH 20 KM/H INCREASING TO 40 IN THE EVENING.

5 DAY TREND.. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY THEN CHANGE TO SNOW ON TUESDAY WITH MORE DISTURBANCES APPROACHING OFF THE PACIFIC AND A CHANGE OF REGIME BRINGING COLDER AIR ALOFT ON TUESDAY. IT WILL BE COOL AND UNSETTLED BY MIDWEEK IN THE WAKE OF THESE STORMS.

MONDAY.. RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 35 TO 45 MM.
FREEZING LEVEL 3000 METRES.
TUESDAY.. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION 10 TO 20 CM.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS 40 TO 50 MM. FREEZING LEVEL 2500 METRES FALLING TO 1500 METRES.
WEDNESDAY.. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION TRACE TO 1 CM. FREEZING LEVEL 1000 METRES.