Snow is forecast for parts of Victoria tomorrow, just about two weeks out from the official start of summer. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting that snow could fall in Ballarat, Mt Macedon, the Grampians, the Dandenongs (where I live!) and the Alpine region.
A sprinkling on some higher spots in Gippsland is also possible, with snow on the cards for all areas around the state about 600 metres above sea level. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Peter Blake said the situation was fairly unusual for this time of year.
"It does happen at this time of year, but it's not an everyday occurrence," he said. "It's certainly not the norm." Mr Blake said snow predictions were based on a very strong front expected to arrive overnight.
"It's just a cold blast that's come a long way south with a cold front coming through," he said. Melburnians will need to rug up tomorrow as the temperature plummets with showers and squally winds predicted. A minimum of seven degrees Celsius and a maximum of 14 is forecast, along with showers, hail and thunder.
"There'll be some strong south-westerly winds too, so it will feel colder than it actually is," Mr Blake said.
"(People) certainly won't be used to it." (taken from The Age newpaper today,,,, woohoo)
So, there you go, fun fun fun. Australia - perfect one day, dismal the next!
