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"March Madness" As Snowfall Hits Australia In Early Autumn
Winter made an early-season entrance in Australia overnight, with a polar blast from the Antarctic dumping up to 15cm of fresh snow on the slopes as temperatures tumbled to around -2.C.
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Mount Hotham at 1652 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 4 pm (local time) / 27 Mar 2026
Mount Hotham Weather
(Next 3 days):
Mount Hotham Weather (Days 4-6):
Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).Mount Hotham Weather (Days 7-16):
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light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | |
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max °C | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
min °C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
-7 | -6 | -4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
82 | 77 | 89 | 81 | 81 | 55 | 45 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 56 | 42 | 46 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 42 | |
3050 | 3100 | 3300 | 3600 | 3750 | 3900 | 3750 | 4000 | 3900 | 3650 | 3900 | 3800 | 3750 | 3800 | 3300 | 3150 | 3500 | |
 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).
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17 km away from Mount Hotham
6 hours ago
Rain reported from Falls Creek at 1481 metres elevation only 3 kms NW of Falls Creek but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Falls Creek
Mount Hotham Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 8 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Australia - Victoria are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of March has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Mount Hotham at the specific elevation of 1652 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mount Hotham. 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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Hotham will reward if you look beyond the boundaries. Easily the pick of Vic resorts. Powder capital of Australia
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Damo from Australia writes:
Hotham will reward if you look beyond the boundaries. Easily the pick of Vic resorts. Powder capital of Australia
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