Melbourne is on track for its coldest day of the year so far, while wet weather is bringing much-needed relief for the state’s farmers.
The wintry blast has also dumped snow across alpine regions of the state, with conditions due to continue into the official launch of the snow season on Monday.
Odin Cockerill and Arlie Anson enjoy the wet weather at Gorae West, near Portland, in the state’s south-west.Credit: Nicole Cleary
Senior meteorologist Michael Efron warned Melburnians to brace for more chilly conditions, with a top of 12 degrees forecast for Sunday after a chilly low of 8 degrees overnight.
“We are on track for our coldest day this year,” he said.
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In the Alps, the mercury plummeted to -3.5 degrees at Mount Hotham while Falls Creek dropped to -3 degrees and Mount Baw Baw hit -2 degrees.
The skies finally opened up on Friday, bringing desperately needed rain, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Efron said the wet conditions were forecast to continue on Sunday, with rainfall of between 10 and 25 millimetres expected through parts of the south and east of the state. For northern parts of the state, another 5 to 15 millimetres of rain was expected today, he said.
“We are seeing some of those drought-affected areas receive some really useful rainfall, but not all of them have seen that,” he explained.
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