Mercury plunges as damaging winds hit
Written by admin on June 11, 2024
Damaging winds and a fair dump of rain are likely to hit large parts of Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT early this week.
The second week of winter is forecast to bring a seasonal cold front through southeast Australia, which will push northwards to Sydney by Wednesday.
Forecasters from Weatherzone predict parts of Tasmania could get destructive winds up to 125km/h Tuesday morning, and the state will likely get 40 to 80mm of rain cumulatively on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Winter chills combined with strong winds pushed the apparent temperature below freezing in central and eastern Tasmania on Monday night.
Melburnians woke on Tuesday to strong winds and rain, with Melbourne Airport posting -0.5C on the ‘feels like’ readout with 72km/h gusts.
There are severe, damaging wind warnings for parts of southeast NSW, parts of Gippsland in Victoria and most of Tasmania. Areas of southeast South Australia need to be wary of gale warnings as well.
Sheep graziers have been put on alert by the Bureau of Meteorology as well, with warnings issued saying there is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to the cold, showers and strong north-westerly winds.
Victoria and New South Wales are expected to feel the brunt of the cold front most acutely on Tuesday and Wednesday, Weatherzone reported.
Coastal and elevated regions of Victoria, including parts of Melbourne during Tuesday morning and possibly coastal areas of Sydney will cop the weather on Wednesday.
A “vigorous” cold front will move across the southeast of NSW during Tuesday and Wednesday, the bureau says. The Gold and Sunshines coasts can expect strong winds on Wednesday.
The cold front brings decent snowfalls for the Alpine resorts after a less-than favourable climactic opening to ski season.
Weatherzone forecasts 15 to 25 centimetres of snow above 1500 metres on the Alps.
Tasmanian peaks should get up to 30cm, down to about 550m.
