Many Australians woke up to snow thick enough for snow men this weekend as New South Wales’ “coldest day of the year” grips the state and icy winds and hail sweep Victoria.
Scenes of flurries of snow and white-blanketed areas inundated social media this morning.
It comes as temperatures sink to 10C below average in parts of NSW as an Antarctic air mass blasts the country’s east. Goulburn, north of Canberra, may not see the mercury reach double digits until next week.
Meanwhile, Victorians woke to a freezing winter’s morning as the air mass blasts the state.
Dozens of towns and cities have experienced snow, with up to 20mm of the white stuff falling in some places. Hail has already fallen in Adelaide, while thunderstorms are set to lash the metropolitan areas of Victoria.
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In Sydney, it is “the coldest day of the year” with windy conditions to boot.
“A series of strong cold fronts and troughs will bring a cold blast to the southeast, with temperatures 2 to 8 degrees below average,” Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Diana Eadie told The Sydney Morning Herald.
“Saturday will be particularly cold for NSW and the ACT, likely the coldest day of the year – with strong winds making it feel even colder.”
“Many Australians will be waking up to snow this weekend,” said Sky News Weather meteorologist Tom Saunders.
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Forecasters have now said Sunday, too, could be notable for its cold conditions, snow, blizzards, heavy rain and damaging winds.
“Then the main polar blast moves in. It’s time to rug up,” Mr Saunders said.
“A very cold air mass will drop temperatures well below average even for winter. On Saturday temperatures could be below 5C in the middle of the afternoon,” he added.
The snow is forecast to reach as low as 500 metres meaning Orange, the Southern Highlands, the Blue Mountains and even Canberra could see a flurry or two.
Blue Mountains residents have been sharing their snow snaps all morning.
Hobart is set to see up to 35mm of rain across the weekend.
Temperatures may only get as high as 9C on Saturday and dip down to 3C. Kunanyi/Mount Wellington, above the city, will see -4C at dawn and barely break 1C on Saturday and Sunday with a high chance of snow.
It will be a wet weekend for Melbourne with up to 10mm on Saturday and similar for Sunday. A high of 12C on both days and lows of 6C. The Alps could see blizzards as could the Snowies across the border with Thredbo at -5C on Saturday afternoon.
Canberra will see 7C on Saturday and 0C minimums. There will be a possible storm in the evening.
It is warmer in Brisbane with highs of 23C, but windy today and Sunday. Overnight lows of 10-12C are expected.
Showers are possible for Perth but a relatively settled weekend with maximums of 20C and minimums of 9C. The north of WA could be unusually warm for winter.
There is a chance of rain in Adelaide, with hail having already fallen today. Highs of 13C with high single digits at daybreak.
Meanwhile, it will be hot in Darwin with every chance the mercury will breach 35C on Sunday.
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