Two cold fronts surging across south-eastern Australia are expected to serve up daily dustings of snow in the Australian Alps over the next week.

The polar blast has arrived just as the 2025 ski season gets underway this King’s Birthday long weekend.

The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting a minor likelihood of snow on Wednesday at Victoria’s ski resorts, including Mt Hotham and Mt Buller, with peaks reaching -1°C. Likewise, there’s a slight chance of snowfall in NSW at Perisher and Thredbo.

From Wednesday night through to Thursday morning, temperatures are predicted to drop sharply, with lows reaching between -5 and -7°C in the Alps of Victoria and NSW.

Significant snowfall is expected to commence over the weekend, as two cold fronts are projected to move across south-eastern Australia, according to Weatherzone.

Snow is expected to fall in the mountains each day from Saturday to at least Tuesday.

The cold front will move over Victoria on Tuesday morning. The huge field of speckled cloud to the south of this front reveals a large cold air mass surging towards southeastern Australia.

“It’s still too early to predict exactly how much snow will fall from these systems, although computer models suggest that about 20 to 50 cm could fall across this four-day period,” Weatherzone said.