Extreme winter blast to bring gale, snow and rain this week
Australia will be hit by a wintery blast this week, with gales, snow and storms forecasted for the country’s south-east.
A deep low pressure system will sweep through South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and southern NSW.
Adelaide has already seen its wettest 48-hour stretch in four months while Mt Crawford, recorded a winds of 82km/h on Tuesday morning.
A severe weather warning is in place for large parts of South Australia, including the capital, with gusts of up to 100km/h expected in and around the city.
“A low pressure system in the southern Bight is causing cold, wet and windy conditions over south-east Australia,” Tom Saunders, a meteorologist with Sky News Weather, told news.com.au.
“South Australia has been hardest hit so far with heavy showers in central districts overnight and strong winds.”
The wild weather is expected to move eastward towards Victoria and Tasmania.
“The low will weaken today and cross Tasmania, however a cold south-westerly will maintain showers and alpine snow over the south-east states on Wednesday and Thursday,” said Mr Saunders.
“This is a typical weather pattern for midwinter.
“However, we are seeing the best snow conditions so far this season. The major resorts can expect around 20cm to 30cm of snow over the next few days while some higher parts of the NSW northern and central ranges may see the first dusting of snow this season on Wednesday.”