South American Ski Area Extends Season After Huge Snowfalls
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Dinner Plain at 1521 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 9 am (local time) / 20 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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mm | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
max °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
min °C | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 |
chill °C | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -8 |
Humid % | 95 | 99 | 94 | 86 | 83 | 89 | 80 | 66 | 49 | 42 | 56 | 74 | 80 | 74 | 90 | 98 | 99 | 98 |
Freeze m | 2500 | 2350 | 2200 | 2500 | 2350 | 2000 | 2250 | 2400 | 2400 | 2750 | 2650 | 2300 | 2250 | 2300 | 2050 | 1950 | 1900 | 1250 |
 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Dinner Plain:
10 km away from Dinner Plain
19 hours ago
Raining moderately in Mount Hotham. Strong winds. Freeze-thaw conditions. No new snow. Icy pistes. Slushy off-piste. from Mount Hotham
Dinner Plain Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 12 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Australia - Victoria are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Australia - Victoria are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Dinner Plain at the specific elevation of 1521 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Dinner Plain. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Australia.
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Visitor Reviews of Dinner Plain
Overall 4.5 Based on 3 votes and 1 review
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- Deb from Australia writes:
First time skiing, the girls operating the poma lift made my experience a good one. Friendly and helpful, will visit again.
Visitor Reviews of Dinner Plain
Deb from Australia writes:
First time skiing, the girls operating the poma lift made my experience a good one.
Friendly and helpful, will visit again.
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