Polar blast expected to bring heavy snow to alpine regions

Australia's south-east will shiver done chilly conditions for nan remainder of nan June agelong play arsenic a acold threat moves done aggregate states.

Bureau of Meteorology elder meteorologist Dean Narramore said temperatures would stay icy successful respective parts of nan state until Tuesday.

"Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart and Canberra are looking astatine cold, bedewed and windy upwind complete nan adjacent fewer days," Narramore said.

As a polar blast moves through, dense snowfall is expected successful alpine areas successful Victoria and New South Wales including Mount Buller, Falls Creek, Hotham, Thredbo and Perisher.

"We could spot 40cm to 60cm of snowfall complete nan adjacent 3 days," Narramore said.

"Many different areas are looking astatine 20 to 40mm crossed south-eastern parts of nan country, pinch tons of showers, rain, hail and very acold temperatures."

Narramore said on nan eastbound seashore and bluish Australia residents will spot temperatures "near mean aliases somewhat beneath successful nan coming days".

"Lots of sunshine location and staying dry," he said.

"The warmth successful nan short word will beryllium hanging retired done occidental parts of nan country, but that mightiness get to eastbound and south-eastern parts by astir astatine this clip adjacent week."

A warmer-than-average wintertime has been forecast for winter.

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