Polar winds will send temperatures diving this weekend, making for the coldest early May weather for three years across the southern and eastern states.
abc.net.au/news/weekend-cold-snap-to-bring-snow/102304774A polar air mass from deep in the Southern Ocean is on a path north towards Australia and will deliver a weekend cold snap to south-east states.
A front, the advancing edge of the cold air, is now pushing over the Great Australian Bight and will reach Adelaide and Hobart on Friday afternoon, followed by Melbourne on Friday night. For Melbourne highs of only 13C will be the coldest days since September, while a 15C maximum in Adelaide will be their coldest since November.
The snow level should lower to around 400 metres in Tasmania and 700m in Victoria on Saturday night while for NSW snow is possible on Sunday down to 900m as far north as the ranges west of Sydney.Escaping polar air will bring weekend snow to parts of the country. Unfortunately for skiers hoping the early falls are indicative of a good snow season, autumn snow almost always melts before the ski season and has no correlation with snow through winter.Front to bring showers, hail and thunder
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