The general sentiment is Australia's ski resorts are coming to the end of a bumper snow season — but is this evaluation accurate, or just positive spin after the dismal 2023 and 2024 seasons?
Australia's key drivers of weather variability are stacking up to produce another wet, severe-weather season, with an increased risk of flooding, thunderstorms and cyclones.
While eastern states remain mild on Tuesday, a series of fronts are approaching from the west — on track to deliver gale-force winds, showers, hail, thunderstorms, and snow.
The August deluge has broken some NSW records, but a late "winter warmth" is on the horizon, with relief from the persistent rain forecast for next week.