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Winter blast ... Don’t pack away the umbrellas just yet with cold and wet weather expected for south east Australia. Picture: Braden Fastier
JUST when we though the worst of winter had past, Australia’s south east is expected to be hit with another freezing Antarctic blast.
A strong cold front and associated low pressure system will drive cold and gusty winds into Tasmania, Victoria and NSW today, with conditions not set to ease until the weekend.
Weatherzone says the front will bring a blast of cold not felt this late in the year in decades making it feel 3-5 degrees colder than the mercury suggests.
Freezing ... Melbourne residents woke to a cold and soggy spring morning. Picture: Nicole GarmstonSource:News Corp Australia
The weather system made landfall in Adelaide late on Monday, before reaching Melbourne and Hobart early this morning.
Melbourne is only expecting a top of 13 degrees today and 14 tomorrow, the coldest pair of days this late in the year since the mid 1980s.
Hail is forecast in the Victorian capital today with up to 15cm of snow likely in the ski fields.
Winter blast ... The weather will take a turn for the worse over the next few days. Photo: John GraingerSource:News Corp Australia
Further North, Sydney’s morning blue sky’s won’t last.
Today the cold front will surge north along the NSW coast bringing completely different weather for the next 4 days.
The city will only reach 16 tomorrow and Thursday, which would be the coldest pair of days this late in the season for close to 10 years.
The wind chill factor will make it feel as much as 4-5 degrees colder than it actually is.
Up to 50mm of rain could fall between now and Saturday.
Chilly starts ... inland NSW and the ACT could see a run of frosty morningsSource:Supplied
Costal areas are expected to experience consistently showery and windy conditions while inland areas of NSW will be dryer but colder with temperatures up to five degrees below average.
Snow will fall in the NSW ski fields and above 1000m in the Blue Mountains with a dusting possible in the Northern Tablelands on Wednesday.
Overnight temperatures are likely to be near freezing in Canberra for the next seven days.
Wild Hobart Weather ... The apparent temperature in Hobart at 8.30am was -0.6.Source:News Corp Australia
Hail is forecast for Hobart today with a top of 10 degrees, five degrees below the September average.
Meanwhile Perth seems the place to be this week, with a spring scorcher expected over the next few days with a forecast top of 31 degrees tomorrow.
Spring heat ... Swimmers body surf at Perth’s Cottesloe Beach.Source:Supplied