Warm Air

A slow moving frontal system over the central coast is forecast to gradually cross the south coast by Monday afternoon.

5 Day Trend..A ridge of high pressure builds behind the front giving a generally dry pattern for Tuesday and Wednesday. Another frontal system approaches the coast on Thursday bringing some snow, however confidence is low with the timing of this system and it may be slightly delayed.

Sunday..Periods of snow.
Snowfall accumulation near 5 cm.
Alpine high plus 1.
Freezing level rising to 1600 metres this afternoon.
Mountain top wind south 40 km/h increasing to southwest 50 gusting to 70 km/h in the afternoon.

Tonight..Periods of snow ending this evening then mainly cloudy.
Snowfall accumulation 2 cm.
Alpine low minus 3.
Freezing level lowering to 1400 metres.
Mountain top wind southwest 40 gusting to 70 km/h.

Monday..Mainly cloudy. Snow beginning in the morning and ending in the afternoon.
Snowfall accumulation 5 cm.
Alpine high minus 1.
Freezing level 1400 metres lowering to 1000 metres late in the day.
Mountain top winds southwest 30 km/h.

Tuesday.. Sunny.
Freezing level at valley bottom.

Wednesday..Sunny with cloudy periods.
Freezing level 1000 metres.

Thursday..Cloudy. Periods of snow developing.
Snowfall amount 5 to 10 cm.
Freezing level 1000 metres.