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Time of India
an hour ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Weather forecast: Australia's shortest day turns coldest as millions shiver as snow, icy winds, and sub-zero lows grip the nation
Millions of Australians bundled up against the biting chill of the winter solstice , as the sun rose weakly on Saturday(June 21), Australia's shortest day of the year. A brutal cold front swept across the country's southeast, ushering in icy winds, heavy snowfall, and sub-zero temperatures that grounded flights, shuttered roads, and blanketed the high country in white. 'The first cold outbreak of the winter season is impacting southeastern Australia this weekend, with damaging winds, heavy snowfall, widespread showers, thunderstorms, gusty winds, and some very cold air,' said Dean Narramore, meteorologist with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Top 25 Most Beautiful Women In The World Articles Vally Undo Temperatures plunged across Australia Temperatures plunged across large parts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and southern Queensland. In alpine towns like Perisher and Thredbo, heavy snow and wind gusts turned roads treacherous. Live Events In Cooma, a frosty –8.5°C morning was the coldest of the season. 'Our woollies looked like sugar-coated marshmallows,' laughed one sheep farmer from the Monaro region, describing how frost settled on her livestock at dawn. Severe weather warnings were issued for elevated and coastal parts of South Australia, including the Mount Lofty Ranges and Adelaide. Winds exceeding 90 km/h were recorded along exposed ridges. Residents in Melbourne faced chilly rain and grey skies, while in Sydney , winds picked up despite slightly milder temperatures. Weather forecasters are already tracking a second, stronger cold front expected to arrive Sunday, sweeping in from Western Australia and plunging southeast across Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania. Sky News Weather presenter Nikolina Kharoufeh warned that even colder air and widespread strong winds would accompany the front, possibly pushing temperatures below freezing again in inland regions. Weather for the weekend Here's what the weekend looks like in major capital cities: Sydney : Partly cloudy, 19°C Saturday; mostly sunny, 20°C Sunday. Melbourne : Cloudy with showers, 15°C Saturday; partly cloudy Sunday. Canberra : Chilly with a low of 2°C Saturday; mostly sunny Sunday with 16°C high. Brisbane : Sunny and mild, 24°C Saturday; 25°C Sunday. Adelaide : Cloudy with a chance of rain, 17°C Saturday; 18°C Sunday. Hobart : Showers and 13°C Saturday; 14°C Sunday. Perth : Rain on Saturday, 18°C; clearing by Sunday. Darwin : Dry and warm, highs in the low 30s. Despite the frigid blast, Australia's true coldest days may still lie ahead. Meteorologists explain that due to seasonal lag, temperatures usually bottom out in mid-to-late July, even as daylight hours slowly begin to increase after the solstice.
Sky News AU
9 hours ago
- Climate
- Sky News AU
Frosty conditions with chance of fog forecast for country's southeast this weekend amid nail-biting winter chill
Millions of Australians may wake up to frost, and possibly fog, this weekend as chilly temperatures settle in across the southeast. The country's capital is set to be particularly cool, with a nail-biting –6C low and areas of frost forecast for Canberra on Saturday. Sky News Weather Presenter Nikolina Kharoufeh said on Friday night there is 'definitely' a chance for other places to see frost this weekend too, including Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. 'So we're seeing those cool temperatures really develop and settle into the southeast across your Saturday morning,' Kharoufeh said. She said a 'widespread frost' across multiple states, including in some areas of Queensland, has been seen on Saturday morning. Some parts of the southeast might also dip below freezing on Sunday morning, but temperatures are then looking likely to warm up slightly with a cold front approaching, Kharoufeh said. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has forecast areas in Sydney to be blanketed in frost on Saturday morning, particularly in the west of the city – where frost is also expected on Sunday morning. A minimum temperature of 5C and a high of 19C is expected for the NSW capital on Saturday, while a low of 7C and a maximum of 19C is forecast for Sunday. The BOM has projected a low of 4C and a high of 15C for Melbourne on Saturday, and a minimum of 5C and a high of 16C is forecast for Sunday. There is also chance of morning fog for both Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday, according to the BOM. Fog may be seen on both weekend mornings in Canberra, which is set to experience a low of –4C and a high of 13C on Sunday. Looking ahead, Sky News Meteorologist Marina Neuman said though a high-pressure system will likely leave many 'sunny and dry' in the southeast this weekend, conditions are expected to drastically change next week. She said a cold front making its way across Western Australia is set to push into South Australia from Sunday night. 'This will bring the chance for a few very light and spotty showers across portions of South Australia, as well as very light and spotty showers across Victoria,' Neuman said. 'But then we have our second cold front. This is going to bring heavy rainfall, very widespread, strong and gusty wind. And it's going to be very widespread, across South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania.'
