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Cold Front Brings Rain, Wind and Light Mountain Snow to Southeast Australia
A significant cold front will bring rain, small hail, snow and brisk winds to South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday. Snow flurries are possible around Hobart, Melbourne and Canberra, with the event marking the lowest snow level of the season so far for many locations.
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A significant cold front is set to move through South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday, bringing rain, small hail, snow and brisk winds. Snow as low as 500 metres is forecast across those three states on Wednesday and into Thursday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Snow is forecast as low as 500m in Tasmania, 600m in Victoria and 700–900m in NSW and the ACT during Wednesday night and into Thursday.
This means snow flurries are possible for elevated terrains surrounding Hobart, Melbourne and Canberra. Jonathan How, a senior forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology, said the event would mark the lowest snow of the season so far for many. "Snowfall won't be huge.
Probably looking at around up to 5 to 10 centimetres at the ski resorts," he said. How added that for areas above 600-700 metres, some flurries are possible but it probably won't settle on the ground overnight. "But it will still be very cold," he said.
The system will plunge daytime temperatures up to 4–8 degrees Celsius colder across the day. "Towards the south-east, Thursday will certainly be the coldest day of the year so far for many people including Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra," How said. Melbourne's forecast for Thursday is a maximum of 14C and minimum of 7C.
The added factor of wind is likely to make temperatures feel even colder.
"The wind's pretty much coming directly from the south to south-west. So that does mean very icy winds," How said. " Rain and showers are expected across parts of South Australia, southern Victoria and Tasmania with the possibility of small hail including in Melbourne.
