First autumn chilly snap drops temperatures beneath zero

The primary autumn chilly snap of 2024 has surged north from Antarctic waters to the touch Australia.

Temperatures dipped beneath zero at a number of areas in Tasmania, together with -1.8 levels at Mount Wellington, Weatherzone reported.

It did not get fairly so chilly at Devonport, however its recording of three.8 levels was the coldest the town has been this early within the 12 months since 2003.

There have been even some mild snowfalls at increased altitudes in Tasmania.

The island state was additionally hit with sturdy winds.

Weatherzone reported that sustained wind speeds above 100km/hr have been recorded at Maatsuyker Island off southern Tasmania, with a number of gusts topping 130km/hr.

Gusts of the identical pace have been additionally recorded at Mount Wellington.

The chilly snap additionally reached the southern mainland, with temperatures dropping to -1.4 levels at Mount Hotham within the Victorian Alps, whereas Cooma in southern New South Wales recorded one-degree temperatures on the airport.

Weatherzone stated the chilly outburst got here after an unusually heat summer season for Tasmania, which recorded temperatures 1.17 levels above the long-term common.

And the cool change will not final, with temperatures forecast to rise once more this week.

Maximums are set to hit the mid-20 diploma vary for a lot of the week, however might rise to 33 in Hobart by Saturday, Weatherzone stated.