Perth weather: Snow expected to fall in parts of WA on Tuesday, including Bluff Knoll

For those who love the cold and have never seen snow before, Tuesday might just be your chance.

A cold front that will move across Perth and South West on Monday and Tuesday will create almost the perfect conditions for a light amount of snow to fall in the Stirling Ranges and on the top of Bluff Knoll on Tuesday morning.

Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Jessica Lingard said a “light dusting” of snowfall was expected in the region.

“We’ve got this cold front moving through today (Monday) and basically the cold front is aligned between two different air masses where you get warmer air in front of it and cold air behind it,” Ms Lingard said.

“The cold air behind today’s cold front is particularly cold and that means the upper-level air temperatures are very low.

“We need that level to be low enough so that when the snow falls out of the cloud it is not melting before it reaches the ground.

“Tomorrow morning, that situation comes about and conditions are looking good for a little bit of snow.

“I don’t think anybody is going to be building snowmen or skiing, but it will be a very light dusting.”

Snow was recorded at least five times last year in the Stirling Ranges, equaling a record set 53 years ago.

As for Perth, the city can expect to cop further heavy rainfall over the coming days.

Up to 15mm of rain is expected across the metropolitan area on Monday with a further 20mm tipped to fall on Tuesday.