<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australia's ski slopes are set for their first big dump of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/snow" rel="" target="_blank" title="snow"><span>snow</span></a><span> of the year, with falls of up to 30cm expected by the start of Monday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Perisher and Thredbo ski resorts could be set to benefit from the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/weather" rel="" target="_blank" title="weather"><span>weather</span></a><span> after two difficult years, during which they have had to shut down early due to a lack of snow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sunday could be a day of high snowfall in the alpine regions and beyond, with thundersnow (thunderstorms accompanied by snow) possible, </span><a href="https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/significant-weekend-snowfalls-to-boost-aussie-ski-season/1890802" rel="" target="_blank" title="according to Weatherzone"><span>according to Weatherzone</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/caribbean-officials-warn-of-heavy-rains-and-big-waves-as-tropical-storm-erin-nears/8691521d-dc3a-4f94-9ad8-82cb12510421" target="_blank"><strong><span>Caribbean officials warn of heavy rains and big waves as Tropical Storm Erin nears</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The reason for more snowfall is lower than average temperatures in the alpine region than in previous years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The average temperature in Perisher this month has been 4.4 degrees just 0.7 degrees above the long-term average.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This means snow could be seen as low as 700m, meaning parts of the Blue Mountains just outside of Sydney could see their first snow of the year.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/wild-weather/snow-forecast-august-2025-ski-slopes-set-for-big-snowfall/9de9ec57-1b42-40be-8a3a-c68f6e99b963" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/emma-lovell-teen-home-invasion-killers-sentence-reduced-on-appeal/b0c29ff4-b72d-4cc7-ae3e-18dc2328e34f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Teen home invasion killer's sentence reduced on appeal</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The period of snow could last all the way until Wednesday as a low-pressure system will move over that part of the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It will also lead to a chilly weekend in Melbourne, with a top of just 12 degrees tomorrow and 13 degrees on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney will be a little bit warmer on the weekend, but the run of wet weather will continue early next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Up to 40mm of rain is set to hit the Harbour city on Monday, with a further 20mm on both Tuesday and Wednesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>