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Season ahead / Australia
Perisher: plan beyond the next storm
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CanSIPS: the regional season ahead
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · CanSIPS model month 2026-11. Source files fetched 1 Nov 2026 · Use before 1 Dec 2026 (UTC).
Each probability describes the below-normal, near-normal or above-normal third of the 1991–2020 climate distribution. Seasonal mean temperature and seasonal precipitation are separate signals; these are not snowfall amounts or forecasts for individual ski days.
May–July 2027
Seasonal mean temperature
Below normal
1.6%
Near normal
9.7%
Above normal
88.6%
Seasonal precipitation
Below normal
24.9%
Near normal
33.1%
Above normal
42.1%
Mountain forecast skill has not been verified for this product. Published category odds are not an accuracy score.
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May–July 2027 · Issued November 2026 · 6-month lead (the gap before this seasonal window starts).
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Select May–July 2027. Its period selector counts the issue month as month 1: choose 7–9 month. The link opens the viewer; it does not preselect this period.
Choose Temperature (seasonal mean daily temperature at 2m) and Precipitation (seasonal water total, including rain and snow) separately. Inspect Skill map, then Reliability.
Skill describes past category predictions; reliability compares probabilities with observed frequencies. We have not confirmed that these verification products match the model version and calibration of the fields displayed here. Global reliability combines many locations; it does not validate this ski area or snowfall.
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June–August 2027 · Issued November 2026 · 7-month lead (the gap before this seasonal window starts).
Check that the official viewer still shows the November 2026 issue. It advances each month.
Select June–August 2027. Its period selector counts the issue month as month 1: choose 8–10 month. The link opens the viewer; it does not preselect this period.
Choose Temperature (seasonal mean daily temperature at 2m) and Precipitation (seasonal water total, including rain and snow) separately. Inspect Skill map, then Reliability.
Skill describes past category predictions; reliability compares probabilities with observed frequencies. We have not confirmed that these verification products match the model version and calibration of the fields displayed here. Global reliability combines many locations; it does not validate this ski area or snowfall.
Mountain forecast skill has not been verified for this product. Published category odds are not an accuracy score.
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July–September 2027 · Issued November 2026 · 8-month lead (the gap before this seasonal window starts).
Check that the official viewer still shows the November 2026 issue. It advances each month.
Select July–September 2027. Its period selector counts the issue month as month 1: choose 9–11 month. The link opens the viewer; it does not preselect this period.
Choose Temperature (seasonal mean daily temperature at 2m) and Precipitation (seasonal water total, including rain and snow) separately. Inspect Skill map, then Reliability.
Skill describes past category predictions; reliability compares probabilities with observed frequencies. We have not confirmed that these verification products match the model version and calibration of the fields displayed here. Global reliability combines many locations; it does not validate this ski area or snowfall.
The forecast uses a coarse 1° grid, about 100 km. Its grid point is 13.3 km from this mountain’s map point; it does not resolve local terrain or elevation. Long-lead forecast skill has not been validated for this ski area. These probabilities cannot establish resort opening dates or identify a powder week.
This mountain shares its forecast cell with Thredbo. Matching probabilities are not independent mountain forecasts.
Values are rounded to one decimal place and may not sum to exactly 100%. Overlapping three-month windows are not independent monthly forecasts. Expired or withheld issues are removed. Check the model month and source date before planning.
The Bureau’s maps open on its website. Its above-median probabilities use a different threshold from CanSIPS’s three categories; do not compare the percentages as equivalent forecasts.
Select your location and a three-month period in the Bureau’s maps. Check that the displayed dates cover your trip: its forecast horizon extends up to four months, so next winter may not yet be available. Read rainfall and temperature together, and inspect the past-accuracy layer for that location and period.
The chance of above-median rainfall describes a seasonal threshold, not the percentage of days with rain or an increase in snowfall. Median means the middle historical value. A wetter outlook does not establish more mountain snow; temperature and individual storms matter. These regional probabilities cannot identify a powder week or confirm resort opening dates.
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Find your way onto Perisher.
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Local passes & ticket packs
We do not yet have a local pass or ticket-pack listing for Perisher. This does not mean the mountain has no local products.
Get the operator's quote for your exact product, season and ski dates, then compare it with the tickets you would otherwise buy.
Check the camera’s date, time and location. A frozen frame, obscured lens or off-season snow stake can mislead. Use the operator report for lift and terrain status.
Choose the area you plan to ski and check the individual image time. The collection also includes a scenic Mt Kosciuszko view; it is not a Perisher snowfall measurement. A camera image does not confirm open lifts, a ski connection or the snow-stake reset interval.
Camera page reviewed 2026-10-08. Images open on the operator’s site; their current availability is not verified here.
Small details. Better ski trips.
Know before you go to Perisher.
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Official sourceCompare Skitube with the driving budget for your whole partyRead tip & sources
Perisher describes free day and overnight parking at Bullocks Flat and paid Skitube access to the resort, without a separate National Park entry charge for that rail journey. Free parking does not mean free rail travel. Price return rail or the applicable add-on for every traveller against the actual vehicle’s park entry, chain hire, fuel and parking plan for the same days. The operator warns that 2WD vehicles can still need chains fitted on the way to Bullocks Flat during extreme weather. Check the road authority and dated 2027 services before relying on a route; enter your own complete transport quotes.
Official sourceMatch fixed 2027 dates to the four-day pass choiceRead tip & sources
At the October 8 source review, the 2027 Epic Australia 4-Day Pass page described a choice to include or exclude peak dates: July 3–18 and August 7 and 14, 2027. Check every intended ski date against the current product calendar before buying. The four nonconsecutive days are combined across Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham, rather than four days at each resort. Skitube is a separate add-on. Compare the exact eligible product, any extra days and transport with actual dated ticket or season-pass quotes. Recheck the 2027 source and checkout terms; this tip is not a current-price or sale-deadline offer.
Official sourceAdd the last-mile transfer before choosing Perisher lodgingRead tip & sources
Perisher’s access guide separates Bullocks Flat rail travel, the Blue Cow connection and the Smiggin Holes shuttle. That shuttle does not establish a free ride from Jindabyne or an included transfer to every lodge. Before booking, ask each property for the arrival and return route, any oversnow charge, luggage arrangements and last available transfer on your exact dates. Count daily transport when comparing a cheaper off-mountain room with an on-snow stay. Confirm the 2027 rail and shuttle services separately; a rail fare does not automatically cover a lodge transfer.
Legacy historical snowfall records and projections derived from them remain paused while we verify their sources. The NOAA seasonal outlook and current weather tools use separate, attributed sources.
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Perisher, AU
MET Norway updated Nov 12, 11:20 AM GMT+0 UTC. Forecast-point elevation: 1,764 m. This is one model location, not the full mountain.
Forecast windows use Australia/Sydney (mountain local time). Choose hourly detail for your departure and ski day, or the six-hour outlook for the next three days.
Time your mountain day
Hour by hour. Before you head out.
Inspect published changes between the six-hour checkpoints. Temperature and wind are samples at each hour’s start; liquid precipitation and the weather symbol cover the following hour. These are forecasts, not observations or snowfall depth.
24 future one-hour periods supplied · Nov 13, 1:00 AM GMT+11 to Nov 14, 1:00 AM GMT+11 · Australia/Sydney. Up to 24 periods from this snapshot; elapsed starts are removed.
Scroll across the hours, or use the selector. Each card opens its exact one-hour readings.
Nov 13, 1:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 2:00 AM GMT+11
☁Partly cloudyMET one-hour weather summary
Temperature
10.4 °CAt the hour’s start
Wind speed
4 km/hAt the hour’s start · not a gust
Liquid precipitation
0.0 mmDuring the following complete hour
Mountain date at this hour’s start · Australia/Sydney. Choose your stay length next.
All published hourly readings (24)
Published one-hour weather periods · Australia/Sydney
One-hour window
One-hour weather
Temperature at start
Wind at start
One-hour liquid precipitation
Nov 13, 1:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 2:00 AM GMT+11
Partly cloudy
10.4 °C
4 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 2:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 3:00 AM GMT+11
Partly cloudy
11.5 °C
4 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 3:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 4:00 AM GMT+11
Partly cloudy
10.9 °C
5 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 4:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 5:00 AM GMT+11
Partly cloudy
10.5 °C
6 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 5:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 6:00 AM GMT+11
Partly cloudy
9.8 °C
7 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 6:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 7:00 AM GMT+11
Partly cloudy
9.1 °C
9 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 7:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 8:00 AM GMT+11
Cloudy
12.0 °C
9 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 8:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 9:00 AM GMT+11
Cloudy
14.4 °C
9 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 9:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 10:00 AM GMT+11
Cloudy
15.4 °C
16 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 10:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 11:00 AM GMT+11
Cloudy
15.6 °C
17 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 11:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 12:00 PM GMT+11
Cloudy
15.3 °C
19 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 12:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 1:00 PM GMT+11
Cloudy
15.7 °C
21 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 1:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 2:00 PM GMT+11
Cloudy
14.9 °C
17 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 2:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 3:00 PM GMT+11
Cloudy
14.9 °C
16 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 3:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 4:00 PM GMT+11
Light rain
14.0 °C
15 km/h
0.1 mm
Nov 13, 4:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 5:00 PM GMT+11
Rain
13.4 °C
14 km/h
0.7 mm
Nov 13, 5:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 6:00 PM GMT+11
Light rain
11.5 °C
10 km/h
0.2 mm
Nov 13, 6:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 7:00 PM GMT+11
Light rain
10.9 °C
9 km/h
0.2 mm
Nov 13, 7:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 8:00 PM GMT+11
Cloudy
10.1 °C
9 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 8:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 9:00 PM GMT+11
Fog
9.2 °C
9 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 9:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 10:00 PM GMT+11
Light rain
8.5 °C
9 km/h
0.3 mm
Nov 13, 10:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 11:00 PM GMT+11
Fog
8.7 °C
10 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 11:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 14, 12:00 AM GMT+11
Fog
8.7 °C
12 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 14, 12:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 14, 1:00 AM GMT+11
Fog
8.4 °C
10 km/h
0.0 mm
The first window starts in the future; this is not live weather now. One forecast point cannot resolve every slope or lift. Check operator reports and cameras for current operations. The downloadable CSV retains the separate six-hour outlook.
Temperature and wind describe the start of each window. Precipitation covers the following six hours as liquid equivalent; it is not snowfall depth.
Read the weather window
The next few days, at a glance.
Each track has its own scale. Dots mark temperature and wind at the window start; bars show liquid precipitation during the following six hours. Precipitation is not snowfall depth.
Scroll through the forecast. Select a card to inspect its six-hour window below.
Nov 13, 5:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 11:00 AM GMT+11
☁
MET six-hour weather summaryCloudy
A forecast for this window, not observed slope conditions or a snowfall depth.
Temperature
9.8 °CAt the start of each window
Wind speed
7 km/hAt the start of each window
Liquid precipitation
0.0 mmTotal during each six-hour window
Mountain date at the start of this window · Australia/Sydney. Choose your stay length next.
The dashed marker shows the start of this window on each chart.
Temperature
At the start of each window
3.5 °C to 15.3 °C
Bottom: 3.5 °CTop: 15.3 °C
Wind speed
At the start of each window
3 km/h to 20 km/h
Bottom: 0 km/hTop: 20 km/h
Liquid precipitation
Total during each six-hour window
0.0 mm to 5.5 mm
Bottom: 0.0 mmTop: 5.5 mm
Nov 13, 5:00 AM GMT+11Nov 16, 5:00 AM GMT+11
Left to right: Australia/Sydney. The table below gives every window and value. The freezing reference is air temperature at this forecast point; it does not locate the snow line or predict surface conditions. A weather window does not confirm open terrain or operating lifts.
Swipe or scroll across the table to see all weather values.
Next available six-hour weather windows · Australia/Sydney
Forecast window
Six-hour weather
Temperature at start
Wind at start
Precipitation (liquid)
Nov 13, 5:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 11:00 AM GMT+11
Cloudy
9.8 °C
7 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 13, 11:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 5:00 PM GMT+11
Light rain
15.3 °C
19 km/h
0.8 mm
Nov 13, 5:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 13, 11:00 PM GMT+11
Light rain
11.5 °C
10 km/h
0.8 mm
Nov 13, 11:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 14, 5:00 AM GMT+11
Fog
8.7 °C
12 km/h
0.1 mm
Nov 14, 5:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 14, 11:00 AM GMT+11
Rain
7.4 °C
15 km/h
4.4 mm
Nov 14, 11:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 14, 5:00 PM GMT+11
Rain
10.6 °C
20 km/h
5.5 mm
Nov 14, 5:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 14, 11:00 PM GMT+11
Light rain showers
11.9 °C
16 km/h
1.9 mm
Nov 14, 11:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 15, 5:00 AM GMT+11
Light rain
8.4 °C
5 km/h
0.6 mm
Nov 15, 5:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 15, 11:00 AM GMT+11
Light rain showers
7.5 °C
8 km/h
0.5 mm
Nov 15, 11:00 AM GMT+11 – Nov 15, 5:00 PM GMT+11
Fair
12.9 °C
18 km/h
0.0 mm
Nov 15, 5:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 15, 11:00 PM GMT+11
Rain
11.3 °C
3 km/h
3.8 mm
Nov 15, 11:00 PM GMT+11 – Nov 16, 5:00 AM GMT+11
Rain
3.5 °C
7 km/h
2.9 mm
Save six-hour windows with their source, update time and elevation, regardless of the selected view. The file uses °C, km/h and mm regardless of display settings, and does not refresh offline.
Based on data from MET Norway ↗, CC BY 4.0. We select published one-hour and six-hour periods, convert units and round display values. Independent of MET Norway.
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