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Skyrocketing beanies caused by winter

Sam Terry, Saturday June 24, 2017 - 15:00 AEST

We're now past the shortest day of the year and well into winter, so just how wintry is it in southeastern Australia?

A weak cold front has just clipped Victoria and southeastern New South Wales, bringing with it frequent showers and fresh winds. The mercury is expected to only reach 13 degrees in Melbourne metro not only today, but also for the next two days; a good indicator that winter has arrived. Surely beanie sales and heater usage are skyrocketing as this goes to print. Another front will arrive later on Sunday, delivering more showers and chilly winds. The alpine regions are catching snow showers in the midst of this too, but not much addition to the current depth.

Further south, Tasmanians are copping the weather in their typical island style. Snow showers fell to 300 metres early this morning, and are now slowly rising to about 1000 metres. The Mt Mawson Tow snow cam shows a nice light white blanketing. Mt Hartz has been blasted with icy gales, picking up one or two centimetres. The Ben Lomond slopes even picked up a dusting, despite being to the northeast. Nothing seems particularly usable yet, but it's on its way! Another snowy blast should come overnight into Monday.

What about South Australia? Actually a high pressure ridge blocked the most recent front (from most of NSW too) and will continue to do so with the next one. Adelaide will only get up to 16 degrees today, but that's average for this time of year. The next most noticeable thing for the City of Churches will be a cold-and-rain event forecast for this Wednesday. However, weather models are having a hard time locking down on just what will happen here, and Adelaide may even avoid the worst of it. Stay tuned Adelaidians.

- Weatherzone

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