It’s been a wet week across much of the country.

Every state and territory has seen rainfall in the past seven days, and there’s more on the way over the next few days as system after system pushes across the southern parts of Australia.

With no high pressure in sight to act as a blocker, these lows have had free rein — and that’s also left the door open for tropical moisture to feed in from the north, giving each system an extra punch and pushing rainfall totals higher.

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The alpine story has been a frustrating one so far.

The track of these weather systems has kept the alps sitting on the warm side of the lows, delivering rain rather than snow for the resorts.

But that should be about to change.

Rain totals over the past week. Credit: 7NEWS

Later on Thursday, the wind direction shifts. Northerly airflow — which has been keeping temperatures mild — turns to a colder westerly, and with it comes the potential to blanket the alps in snow.

It may not fix everything overnight, but it’s the change skiers and snowboarders have been waiting for.

Potential rain still to come. Credit: 7NEWS

Then the pattern settles down significantly. High pressure moves back into the southeast over the weekend and looks likely to linger through much of next week — and that’s great news for the second week of school holidays.

We’re talking cold, crisp nights followed by days full of sunshine, and not just one but several of them in a row.

Whether you’re in Melbourne, elsewhere in Victoria, or heading up to the snow, that’s about as good a forecast as you could hope for at this time of year, especially for those in flooded areas that need to dry out.

Stay tuned for updates as the week evolves — we’ll have the latest here on 7NEWS.