Winter burst bringing snow, rain to multiple states

A wintry burst will bring rain and snow to southern Australia this week - but only for a short time.

The cold front is expected to sweep the country’s south-east today and tomorrow, resulting in rain, strong winds, and snow to parts of Tasmania and the mainland alpine regions, Weatherzone reported.

“While this will not be a particularly powerful or long-lived system, it will still bring a burst of cold, wintry conditions that will punctuate a period of relatively stable weather either side of it,” Weatherzone said.

The system developed over the Great Australian Bight, south-west of the border between Western Australia and South Australia, but is expected to move eastward today and tomorrow.

“The low-pressure system passing over Tasmania on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning will drive cold air and moisture over south-eastern Australia during the middle of this week,” Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino told the site.

The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a potential 12mm of rain for Melbourne today and tomorrow, while top temperatures will drop from 17 degrees today to 13 for the rest of the week.

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Hobart could receive a forecast maximum of about 8mm of rain for the next two days, with top temperatures dipping to just nine degrees tomorrow.

Weatherzone said most snow or rain was likely in western or central Tasmania, along with parts of the South Australian and Victorian coastlines and “mountainous areas of the south-east”.

“For the mainland ski areas, snowfall totals of 10 to 20 centimetres are likely. This would be a handy top-up, but would definitely not qualify as a season-defining snowfall event,” Weatherzone said.

“Due to snow compaction, it’s possible that we still won’t have exceeded the 2006 high mark after the coming event.“