Up to 5cm (2in) may fall in the central belt and as much as 15cm (6in) could gather on higher ground, with only the far western coast likely to escape snow showers.
The Test match has put it on the map and there's good energy around the ground and if we can gather a few wins it will make the home fans more excited.
During flights, people could gather there to look down at either a TV image of the ground they're flying over, or a Google Earth image streamed onto the screen.
Federal assessment teams spent time on the ground working directly with mayors and other local officials to determine needs, opportunities and gather input for the pilot initiative.
At the Darata gold mine, a group of men gather around several deep dark pits, waiting for their colleagues who are several dozen feet under the ground hacking away at the rock.