Parts of Australia are on the verge of being destroyed by another Antarctic explosion that will involve several days of snow, icy winds and rain.
Australia’s ice blast for a week will continue as the country’s east coast settles in its winter cold.
Strong winds will be a hallmark of the weather in South Australia on Saturday and Victoria on Sunday before arriving in NSW on Monday.
Sky Weather explained that the cold conditions were due to the cold “polar air” that rose to the southeast of the country.
“Another polar explosion will head south-east Australia this weekend. This will create a prolonged cold spell for much of next week,” Sky Weather said.
“It’s a very wintery weather pattern that’s developing over this weekend. We have a cold front approaching and a low-pressure cut-off system moving through eastern Australia.”
Channel meteorologists also said even more extreme conditions could be expected in the alpine regions of Australia.
“There is very cold polar air rising to the south of Australia this weekend, moving south-east on Sunday and Monday and with that, more snow is forecast for the mountains.”
A more intense downpour is expected on Sunday along with strong westerly winds.
The low temperatures will be very intense and the chaos will not end for at least another week.
“The wind is expected to subside from Tuesday to Wednesday, although another frontal system could cause the winds to intensify from Thursday and possibly extend into the weekend,” Weatherzone said.
The cold is due to a mass of cold air rising from Antarctica.
“Colder air will continue to spread across southern, central and eastern Australia for most of next week,” Weatherzone said.
The cold snap comes after the first days of winter brought with them bitter conditions for the people of the south-east of the country.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, cold winds blowing from the Southern Ocean made temperatures “seem” much lower than recorded mercury.
“For millions of people in eastern and south-eastern Australia, the first day of winter has had a huge impact,” said BOM meteorologist Jonathan How.
“It’s definitely a good opportunity to take off some of those thick winter jackets.”
In Sydney and Melbourne, the temperature was about 2 or 3 degrees Celsius when people were on their way to work.
“Conditions will clear up very quickly on Thursday as a high-pressure system moves through eastern Australia, but it will be quite short-lived,” How said.
“In the southeast we will see a series of cold fronts pass, the first on Saturday and then a stronger one on Sunday.”