An ice blast affecting much of southern and eastern Australia is expected to intensify with low snowfall falling in several states.
The strong cold front and low pressure system will be the worst on Tuesday, the Meteorological Office warned, with Australians starting the cold week.
“Residents of South East South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and East New South Wales and parts of southern Queensland will be affected by this system,” the BOM said.
“Significant snow and rain are also expected with possible storms and hail … affecting mainly west and central NSW, and west Victoria and Melbourne.”
Meteorological meteorologist Brett Dutschke said snow was falling as high as 300 m in northern Victoria, 500 m in the southern highlands of NSW and 600 m in Tasmania.
Up to five inches of snow on the ground could be seen on the Oberon Plateau, near the NSW Blue Mountains. The same could be seen as far north as Walcha, just south of the Northern Lands.
Victoria’s Mount Buller received 15 cm of snow during the night while Perisher hit 20 cm.
An ice blast affecting much of southern and eastern Australia is expected to intensify with low-lying snow falling in several states.
Tuesday will bring cool temperatures in most of South Australia
There is also likely to be significant snow on the 20-50 cm alpine peaks with snowstorm conditions.
The office warns that low snow and wind conditions will create especially dangerous driving conditions, with inland roads likely to be affected by snowfall.
Maximum temperatures are expected to be as low as 6ºC below the May average, even in areas as far inland as southern Queensland and southern NT.
Temperatures in Victoria are expected to be between 8 and 10 ºC below average, and Melbourne will reach a high of just 11 ºC on Tuesday.
Dutschke said that although the chances of storms are lower than yesterday, a small hailstorm is likely to fall in some areas of Tasmania, SA, NSW and Victoria.
Meteorological meteorologist Brett Dutschke said snow was falling as high as 300 m in northern Victoria, 500 m in the southern highlands of NSW and 600 m in Tasmania.
Most of the southeast of the country will also suffer from wild gusts of wind.
“It will be very windy regardless of the storms,” he told the Daily Mail Australia.
“The winds are strong enough to cause damage to trees and power lines. There may be some power outages.”
Areas of South Australia and Sydney will experience gusts of up to 100 km / h.
“The wind will drop a little tonight, but it will still be very windy tomorrow,” the meteorologist added.
“Tomorrow night will be the last.”
The cold front is also causing severe waves that will affect most of southern mainland Australia, particularly South Australia and western Victoria.
Severe weather warnings for gusts of wind in much of South Australia and NSW, as well as northern Victoria.
“These areas have also recently experienced heavy rains, which means that winds over veneered catchments can see fallen trees (and) power lines and impacts on caravans and motorhomes,” the BOM warns.
Fallen trees left a major clean-up task on Sydney’s north coast on Monday
“There will likely be property damage and weakened trees, with possible sudden flooding due to blocked drains.”
Harmful winds are likely to subside on Wednesday afternoon.
South Australia was already hit by an intense weather system Monday night, with some of the northern suburbs of Adelaide even seeing the formation of a tornado.
PREDICTOR FORECASTS FOR WINTER 2022
* This winter season will be wet and cold
* The early start of the snow season, which was also experienced last year, could be caused by moisture-laden air that combines with the cold blasts of Antarctica.
* The probability of snowfall is above average.
* La Niña will be extended across Australia this winter, causing heavy rainfall and the potential for flooding.
* Experts predict that most of the country has between 70 and 80% chance of receiving above average rainfall.
Meanwhile, in NSW, storms have left a trail of destruction on the streets of Newcastle as snow has fallen for the first time this year west of Lithgow.
Sydney residents will need to approach for the next three days as temperatures drop to a minimum of 8ºC each day.
There are still weather warnings in South East Australia.
In NSW, the Great Dividing Range has been alerted to potentially harmful winds.
The same warnings have been issued for parts of Sydney, the Byron coast, the Macquarie coast, the Hunter coast, the Sydney coast, the Ilwarwarra coast, the Batemans coast and the Eden coast.
On Lord Howe Island, gusts can reach 90 km / h with five-meter waves.
In Victoria, residents of Port Phillip, Western Port, Gippsland Lakes, West Coast and Central Coast have been warned of strong winds.
Strong winds are also expected in South Australia in the metropolitan waters of Adelaide, the upper west coast, the lower west coast and the Gulf of St Vincent.
On Monday night, wild winds and torrential downpours caused widespread destruction throughout the port city, including Lindfield, Turramurra, St Ives and Killara on the north coast and Dural on the northwest.
A black Mercedes was hit by a fallen tree branch in Double Bay, east of the city, causing extensive damage to its front windshield.
Canberra will see some showers on Tuesday with a maximum forecast of 9ºC.
Adelaide will have a high temperature of 14 ° C while Sydney will reach highs of 18 ° C.
A map showing the lowest July temperatures ever recorded in major cities, according to the Bureau of Meteorology
Hobart and Melbourne residents woke up to a cold Tuesday morning with both cities reaching a peak of just 11C.
Temperatures will be warmer in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, to see highs of 21 degrees Celsius, but winds will remain for most of the day.
Meanwhile, in Western Australia, heavy rains are affecting most of the Pilbara region, with up to 200 mm of rainfall in recent days.
A map compiled by the Daily Mail Australia using the Office of Meteorology’s climate data search feature has revealed July’s lowest temperatures in recorded history.
It shows that Canberra recorded the lowest temperature of -8ºC, while Hobart and Melbourne reached -2.8ºC.
The lowest temperature in Perth was 0 ° C, while Adelaide was slightly warmer at 0.4 ° C, with Brisbane and Sydney falling to 2.3 ° C and 2.2 ° C respectively.
David Taylor, who runs the Brisbane and East Coast weather Facebook pages, said there was a possibility that temperatures could drop as low as this winter, but predicted that temperatures would generally be above of the average.
Weatherzone meteorologist Chris Matthews, however, predicted maximum temperatures below average this winter.
THE WEATHER IN YOUR CITY
PERTH
Tuesday Partly Cloudy Min 9 Max 20
Wednesday Light rain showers Maximum 20
Thursday Showers. Minimum 10 Maximum 19
Friday Light showers. Minimum 8 Maximum 18
Saturday Mostly sunny. Min 7 Max 17
ADELAIDA
Tuesday Showers Min 10 Max 14
Wednesday cloudy Min 9 Max 15
Thursday Showers Min 8 Max 15
Friday Showers Min 8 Max 16
Saturday Showers Min 11 Max 17
MELBOURNE
Tuesday Showers Min 8 Max 11
Wednesday Showers Min 6 Max 12
Thursday Cloudy Min 7 Max 13
Friday Chance of Rain Min 6 Max 11
Saturday Chance of Rain Min 7 Max 15
HOBART
Tuesday Showers Min 4 Max 11
Wednesday Showers Min 5 Max 12
Thursday Partly Cloudy Min 5 Max 11
Friday Shower or two. Minimum 8 Maximum 15
Saturday Possible early rain. Min 6 Max 14
CANBERRA
Tuesday Showers 3 Max 9
Wednesday Sunny Min 0 Max 9
Sunny Thursday Min -2 Max 11
Friday Chance of Rain Min -1 Max 11
Saturday Chance of Rain Min 3 Max 12
Sydney
Tuesday Wind Min 10 Max 18
Wednesday Wind Min 8 Max 15
Thursday Cloudy Min. 8 Maximum 17
Friday Chance of Rain 7 min 17
Saturday cloudy Min 9 Max 19
BRISBANE
Tuesday Wind Min 13 Max 21
Wednesday cloudy Min 13 Max 19
Thursday Scattered Clouds Min 9 Max 19
Friday Partly Cloudy Min 8 Max 22
Saturday Cloudy Min 13 Max 25
DARWIN
Tuesday Partly Cloudy Min 23 Max 32
Wednesday Partly Cloudy Min 24 Max 32
Thursday Partly Cloudy Min 23 Max 33
Friday Partly Cloudy Min 23 Max 33
Saturday Min 23 Max 33