Winter in Melbourne is here and it has been announced in an icy way.
Just four days of the season and the freezing temperatures, icy rain, gusts of snow and destructive winds seem to have become the norm, reminding us of the true meaning behind “warm weather”.
On Sunday, snowstorms and strong winds of up to 100 km / h cross the state’s alpine region, the Meteorological Bureau said. Snow will cover the tops of mountains such as Mt Hotham, Falls Creek and Dinner Plain.
There are snowstorm warnings in the alpine region of Victoria as the entire state prepares for another cold front. Credit: Thredbo Media
This news may be well received by ski retreats, many of whom began their winter season a week earlier this year, but the State Emergency Service warned that conditions like these could be extremely dangerous and advised residents to be more alert while there were warnings. .
“A deep downpour is expected to move west of Tasmania this evening and a vigorous cold front will spread across western Victoria on Sunday morning,” meteorologists wrote in a statement Saturday morning.
Inner Melbourne experienced a low of eight degrees on Saturday, reaching just 16 degrees at its warmest point. While it is not the coldest day on record so far this year, it could be seen that temperatures will drop further to a maximum of just 11 degrees to match the record minimum temperatures for 2022 that were recorded. last week.
The office then warned that sporadic winds and icy rains would cause the “no-how” temperature to drop by about two or three degrees, explaining why the Melburnians were already getting thick socks and wool-lined jackets.
Areas like Dinner Plain were even worse last week, hitting a high of minus 1.5 degrees and a low of minus 3.2 degrees.
Today, the office warned residents of southwest Victoria of extreme wind gusts of up to 90 km / h during Saturday and Sunday nights, and urged people to stay indoors.