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Weekend weather: Melbourne and Sydney set to freeze, widespread snowfalls

Josh Dutton
·News Reporter
·4-min read

With a cold front on its way from the Antarctic, the southeastern corner of Australia is in for a chilly weekend with snow likely in several regions.

Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Dean Narromore told Channel Nine’s Today show the system is “steam-rolling” towards us.

Sydney weather forecast

Strong wind warnings have been issued for almost the entire NSW coast, with the Eden Coast in the far south expecting gale conditions through to Friday night.

Bellambi in the Illawarra region and Kiama on the south coast were hit with 85km/h wind gusts between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

A tourist is buffeted by winds at Mrs Macquaries Road, Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
Windy conditions should prevail throughout the weekend in the southeast. Source: AAP (file pic)

Sydney can expect wind gusts of up to 35km/h on Friday and up to 40km/h on Saturday and Sunday.

There is a slight chance of rain but the Bureau of Meteorology believes it’s only a 20 per cent chance across the three days. There is a 40 per cent chance of snow in the Blue Mountains on Saturday morning.

  • Friday: 9-19 degrees, windy and partly cloudy

  • Saturday: 8-16, windy and partly cloudy

  • Sunday: 8-17, partly cloudy

Canberra weather forecast

Canberra’s suburbs could receive snow across the weekend.

Friday and Saturday also have a high chance of showers before it clears on Sunday.

Sunday will also have both Canberra’s lowest and highest temperatures across the weekend with a low of -1 and high of 11.

  • Friday: 2-8, showers 2-6mm

  • Saturday: 0-7, shower or two 1-3mm

  • Sunday: -1-11, partly cloudy

Parliament House is seen in front of snow-covered hills surrounding the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in Canberra in August, 2019.
Snow-covered hills behind Parliament House in Canberra last August. Source: AAP

Melbourne weather forecast

Unfortunately, after a week of showers, the rain will continue across the weekend for Melbourne residents with the heaviest rainfall on Saturday before it eases on Sunday.

Victoria’s Dandenong could be in for snow flurries across the weekend.

  • Friday: 7-13, showers 1-3mm

  • Saturday: 6-12, showers 8-15mm

  • Sunday: 7-12, showers easing 3-6mm

A mother and child wearing face masks are reflected in a puddle while walking in Melbourne's Docklands district.
The reflection of a mother and child walking through Docklands in Melbourne. Source: Getty Images

Brisbane weather forecast

Brisbane’s in for a slightly cooler weekend than in the past few weeks and a gusty Saturday morning as winds reach a possible 50km/h.

Conditions are mostly sunny outside of the windy conditions.

Expect similar conditions on the Gold Coast with warmer temperatures in central, north and Far North Queensland to wrap up the week.

  • Friday: 10-22, sunny

  • Saturday: 10-22, windy and mostly sunny

  • Sunday: 8-20, sunny

Adelaide weather forecast

Adelaide’s suburb of Morphett Vale was hit with a possible tornado on Tuesday night due to a cold front.

Throughout the weekend, Adelaide should have similar conditions to Melbourne with light showers before clearing on Sunday.

  • Friday: 7-13, showers 2-6mm

  • Saturday: 7-13, shower or two 1-2mm

  • Sunday: 6-14, partly cloudy

Tasmania weather forecast

Inland areas of Tasmania may get some snow over the weekend.

But if you’re living in Hobart, you might need an umbrella.

Showers are forecast across the weekend.

Launceston will get some light showers too and colder temperatures as it plummets to -1 on Saturday with a high of 11.

  • Friday: 3-12, showers 1-2mm

  • Saturday: 4-12, showers 8-15mm

  • Sunday: 5-11, showers easing 3-8mm

Perth weather forecast

Perth can expect some light afternoon and evening showers on Saturday continuing through to Sunday morning.

Further south and Windy Harbour and Albany can also expect light rain throughout the weekend.

The northern parts of Western Australia are in for warmer temperatures in the high 20s with no showers.

  • Friday: 7-21, mostly sunny

  • Saturday: 9-20, a few showers 0-1mm

  • Sunday: 10-19, shower or two 0-1mm

Darwin weather forecast

Darwin’s sunny conditions will continue this weekend with temperatures hitting tops of about 32 to 34.

Alice Springs will have warm days too with highs in the mid 20s but lows between 4-7.

  • Friday: 23-33, sunny

  • Saturday: 21-33, sunny

  • Sunday: 21-34, sunny

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