The cold weather blasting Australia’s south-east could bring sub-zero temperatures and frost to parts of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria overnight Saturday and into Sunday.
Key points:
- The system driving the cold blast is moving offshore but similar weather is forecast for the end of next week
- Frosts could extend into eastern South Australia on Monday morning
- A BoM forecaster said the weather was unusual this early in autumn
From Rockhampton in Queensland to Ceduna in South Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is forecasting a possible drop of up to 2-6 degrees Celsius below average overnight temperatures.
Snow is expected at low elevations in the Victorian and NSW alpine regions, where temperatu