Aussies brace for ‘pretty wild' weather
Major ski resorts can expect to record between 30mm and 5mm of rain in the coming days followed by 30cm and 60cm of snow.
Sky News Weather senior meteorologist Rob Sharpe said the 'wild' weather could bring about blizzards and grind ski lifts to a halt.
'It's going to be pretty wild up there, essentially over the next 48 hours,' Mr Sharpe said.
'(There could be a) considerable time where the ski lifts stops spinning due to the windy weather.
'But it's going to be great skiing conditions from Thursday with all the fresh snow on the ground.'
Areas in the country's southeast are also set to shiver through plummeting temperatures this week, with Tumbarumba in NSW set to drop to -5C on Friday before a slight increase to -3C through the weekend.
Areas like Wangaratta in Victoria can also expect cold minimum temperatures of -2C heading into the weekend.
Mr Sharpe said some of the coldest temperatures were expected on Wednesday, particularly in Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and the ACT, as a complex low pressure system with a series of cold fronts moved through the southeast.
Southern inland NSW and the ACT are set to experience the 'most remarkable' cold weather on Wednesday, with the ACT in for one of the coldest days this year, a forecast maximum of 8C.
'It's going to be another very cold day for Canberra … in most year's there's only a few days below 10C each winter,' Mr Sharpe said.
'It's going to be one of those days on Wednesday.'
Sydney can expect showers and a low of 13C on Tuesday before dropping to 11C on Wednesday.
Melbourne is in for a week of showers, plummeting from a minimum temperature of 12C to 7C over Tuesday and Wednesday.
Brisbane is also tipped for a week of rain, with minimum temperatures expected to stay around 15C before dropping to a respective 11C and 9C on Thursday and Friday.
Perth is tipped for minimum temperatures around 6C this week, while Adelaide is expected to experience showers with minimum temperatures fluctuating between 6-9C over the course of the week.
Hobart's Tuesday minimum temperature of 10C is expected to drop to 4C by Thursday, with showers tipped through the week.
A minimum temperature of 1C is forecast in Canberra on Wednesday before -3C minimums on Thursday and Friday.
Darwin appears to be the place to be this week, with minimum temperatures in the low 20s through much of the week with a bit of sun expected.
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