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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Alpine Centres Forecast
Issued at 4:35 am EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 27 December 2025.

Warning Information
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Forecast for the rest of Sunday 21 December
Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. A thunderstorm likely during this afternoon
and evening, possibly severe with destructive winds, large hail and heavy rain
which may lead to flash flooding. Winds northwesterly 35 to 55 km/h increasing
to 55 to 75 km/h in the late afternoon then turning westerly 40 to 60 km/h in
the late evening.

Thredbo Top Station Rain. Storm developing.       Max 13  
Possible rainfall: 20 to 50 mm   Chance of any rain: 90%                 

Perisher Valley     Rain. Storm developing.       Max 17  
Possible rainfall: 20 to 60 mm   Chance of any rain: 90%                 


Fire Danger: 
Moderate

Sun protection 8:30am to 5:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]

Forecast for Monday 22 December
Mostly sunny. Winds westerly 35 to 55 km/h decreasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the
early morning then turning northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late morning and
afternoon.

Thredbo Top Station Wind easing. Mostly sunny.    Min 3     Max 13  
Chance of any rain: 10%                 

Perisher Valley     Mostly sunny.                 Min 6     Max 16  
Chance of any rain: 10%                 


Forecast for Tuesday 23 December
Partly cloudy. Winds west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h.

Thredbo Top Station Partly cloudy.                Min 1     Max 12  
Chance of any rain: 10%                 

Perisher Valley     Partly cloudy.                Min 3     Max 15  
Chance of any rain: 10%                 


Forecast for Wednesday 24 December
Sunny. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning westerly 30 to 45 km/h during
the morning then decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h during the afternoon.

Thredbo Top Station Wind easing. Sunny.           Min 2     Max 13  
Chance of any rain: 5%                  

Perisher Valley     Sunny.                        Min 2     Max 15  
Chance of any rain: 5%                  


Forecast for Thursday 25 December
Mostly sunny. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h turning south to southwesterly 15 to
20 km/h during the day.

Thredbo Top Station Mostly sunny.                 Min 1     Max 11  
Chance of any rain: 5%                  

Perisher Valley     Mostly sunny.                 Min 2     Max 14  
Chance of any rain: 10%                 


Forecast for Friday 26 December
Sunny. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to
southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Thredbo Top Station Sunny.                        Min 0     Max 12  
Chance of any rain: 5%                  

Perisher Valley     Sunny.                        Min -1    Max 15  
Chance of any rain: 5%                  


Forecast for Saturday 27 December
Sunny. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h shifting south to southeasterly during the
day.

Thredbo Top Station Sunny.                        Min 2     Max 16  
Chance of any rain: 0%                  

Perisher Valley     Mostly sunny.                 Min 2     Max 18  
Chance of any rain: 5%                  


The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:25 pm EDT Sunday.

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