A man was killed after a tree fell on him in the Adelaide Hills. Picture: Simon Cross

Trees are being uprooted and wind bursts of up to 113km/h are causing chaos throughout the city. So what’s happening in your state and what should you expect over the next 24 hours?

VICTORIA

It’s one of the hardest states being hit by the cold snap.

Snow is falling in Trentham, 100km northwest of Melbourne, and Bentleigh, in Melbourne’s southeast, is copping most of the hail.

There is also snow falling on the top of Mount Macedon, a town 64km northwest of Melbourne.

Melburnians have been joking it’s so cold in Tecoma, 34km east of Melbourne, they are going to turn the McDonalds into a chalet.

The Bureau of Meteorology said it also had reports of light snow in Ballarat, about 100km from Melbourne, and more will develop tonight and early tomorrow.

An eight-year-old boy has been found after going missing at Falls Creek amid freezing conditions.

The Herald Sun understands the boy has autism and went missing while tobogganing on the mountain on Tuesday afternoon.

A police alert was released between 3pm and 4pm, sparking a frantic search involving hundreds of people.

Police confirmed just before 6.30pm he had been found. His condition is not yet known.

The Herald Sun has been told the boy has a fascination with trees.

Temperatures were expected to get down to minus 9C at Falls Creek overnight.

Dark clouds are shadowing most of the state and this crazy cold weather is not over yet.

The super low and monster cold front is well and truly hitting Victoria, and it’s biting hard.

Strong gusts of more than 110km/h have been recorded with forecasters warning of more hail, rain and snow.

Melbourne reached a high of 13.7C at 10.30am with the Bureau of Meteorology warning that’s as warm as it’s going to get for the next 36 hours at least.

Melbourne will be hit by strong gusts while 113km/h winds have already been recorded at the Grampians.

Things will stay near freezing at least until Friday where conditions are expected to improve slightly with a warmer 15C forecast.

BoM Senior forecaster Stephen King said the mercury would struggle to hit double digits in the next 24 hours.

“We will hit a maximum of 11C tomorrow, and around 5C overnight but the wind chill factor will make it seem closer to 0C,” he said.

“There will also be snow down to around 300m.”

More Victoria weather at the Herald Sun.

Victoria is about to get even more freezing with the BoM predicting snow in these areas. Picture: Bureau of MeteorologySource:Supplied

NSW

It’s currently the calm before the storm in NSW and it is due to cop the worst of the cold weather overnight and tomorrow.

Sydney will struggle to hit a high of 13C tomorrow with strong winds and some rain on the cards.

Things won’t be much warmer on Thursday with just 14C expected in the city.

Snow bunnies will at least be celebrating as the storm is expected to bring significant falls particularly to Alpine areas across NSW and Victoria.

Up to half a metre of snow is expected to fall in the next two days.

There’s a severe weather warning issued for people living in Sydney, the Illawarra and South Coast, the Riverina, Canberra and parts of the Hunter.

Damaging winds for parts of the south and southeast are predicted.

Northwesterly winds are expected to increase ahead of the cold front and gusts are reaching up to 90km/h.

The SES said people should move all vehicles under cover away from trees and loose items around the house should be secure.

People should also keep at least eight metres away from fallen power lines.

Snow is expected to fall as low as 600m in NSW.

Our nation’s capital won’t be spared from the cold snap either with forecasters predicting possible falls by tomorrow, the ABC reported.

Temperatures will plummet overnight to -1C hitting a high of just 6C with 40km/h winds.

Thursday won’t be much warmer with the mercury rising to 10C.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

The severe weather conditions have moved east from South Australia after smashing the state with horrendous wind and rain, leading to falling trees and massive power cuts.

Grandfather Ray Fox was clearing storm debris when he was hit and killed by a falling tree in the Adelaide Hills yesterday.

The 71-year-old was “doing the right thing” for his community as the wild weather lashed South Australia.

Mr Fox’s wife found him pinned beneath a tree in Harrogate but despite the best efforts of paramedics could not be saved, The Advertiserreported.

Three others were taken to hospital with minor injuries after strong winds wreaked havoc across the state.

The wife of Ray Fox is led from the scene. Picture: Simon CrossSource:News Corp Australia

The tragic death comes after a strong cold front tore through South Australia on Sunday night and yesterday creating gusts of more than 100km/h and bringing in a week of wild and extreme weather.

Weather will still remain chilly with snow predicted for parts of the Adelaide Hills and mid-north with up to 80mm of rain expected by the afternoon with flooding also a possibility.

Those conditions combined means the state will struggle to hit double digits temperature wise with a high today of just 11C.

A heavy shower is moving through the Adelaide area and more damaging winds and hail is likely.

Tomorrow will be slightly warmer with a high of 13C.

Snow is expected to fall as low as 500m in South Australia.

TASMANIA

A monster low over Tasmania and a super cold front have combined to create the Antarctic-like conditions.

And while the front is not expected to last long, forecasters predict this one will linger bringing a cold air mass with it.

Snow is expected to fall as low as 200m in Tasmania.

Again damaging winds of up to 120km/h are expected.

The Furneaux Group of islands, at the end of Bass Strait, will be hit the hardest.

Gusts of up to 100km/h are expected in parts of the northwest coast, central north, northeast and King Island.

Southeastern Australia is being lashed by a harsh winter storm. Picture: Bureau of MeteorologySource:Supplied

A weakening cold front has been linked to a monster low, leading to our biggest winter storm this year. Picture: Bureau of MeteorologySource:Supplied