Temperatures are set to plunge as a polar blast strikes Australia this weekend.
During the second week of winter, a strong cold front will sweep across much of southeast Australia, leading to frosty mornings and significantly lower temperatures.
Weatherzone meteorologist Quincy Tut told Daily Mail Australia that showers would persist throughout the weekend.
‘A low-pressure system that has brought rain over the last few days has moved offshore with shower activity expected to start from this afternoon,’ he said.
Rain will start to fall over Victoria on Friday morning before the system moves up to New South Wales and then Brisbane on Saturday.
The second week of winter will see a powerful cold front blast much of southeast Australia bringing frosty mornings and low temperatures (pictured, commuters in Sydney)
Temperatures in Victoria were trending one to two degrees below maximum average temperatures for June (pictured, a bureau of meteorology weather map)
‘A southerly burst, associated with a deepening low over the Tasman, will start to move up the coast,’ Mr Tut said on Friday.
‘Starting from this afternoon, showers will persist across most of NSW.’
Showers are expected to ease on Sunday afternoon as the low-pressure system moves further offshore, but temperatures will remain icy.
Mr Tut said temperatures in Victoria were trending one to two degrees below maximum average temperatures for June.
Temperatures are also slightly below average in NSW.
Sydney
There’s a strong likelihood of rain ranging from 5 to 15mm in Sydney from the afternoon through to the evening on Friday, with temperatures reaching a high of 17C.
Morning showers are also forecast for Saturday, especially on Sydney’s coast, with a temperature range between 11C to 17C, however the showers should ease by Sunday.
The cold front brings decent snowfalls to the Alpine resorts after a less-than-favourable opening to ski season. The Bureau of Meteorology predicts 5 to 20cm.
Sydney has already received almost double its average June rainfall in just two weeks, with showers forecast to continue this weekend.
The heaviest falls of 30mm to 40mm are expected in the metropolitan area and NSW’s Hunter region.
Temperatures are expected to reach highs of 18C and lows of 7C this weekend.
A high chance of rain between 5 to 15mm is expected for Sydney from the afternoon and into the evening, with highs of 17C on Friday (pictured, people are soaked in Melbourne)
Weatherzone meteorologist Quincy Tut told Daily Mail Australia that showers and icy temperatures would persist throughout the weekend (pictured, a BOM weather map)
Brisbane
Brisbane is expected to stay dry and avoid frost, with sunny conditions and light winds forecasted. Temperatures are set to reach a high of 23C and a low of 9C over the weekend.
Canberra
Canberra, meanwhile, is predicted to dip into negative digits on Sunday morning with a frosty forecast of -1C, rising to just 13C over the weekend.
Those conditions were expected to continue into next week when the nation’s capital is forecast to see minimums as low as -3C until Tuesday.
Melbourne
Melbourne was on track to experience its coldest day in five years with the maximum temperature just 10.1C at 3pm on Thursday – 4C below average.
‘Today was easily the coldest day of the year so far in Melbourne, certainly shifting those goal posts closer and closer to mid-winter,’ Sky News Meteorologist Alison Osborne said of the low temperatures.
Late showers are forecast for the city on Friday, however temperatures could rise to a maximum of 13C.
Temperatures on Saturday are forecast to reach a low of 7C and a high of 15C. A range of 5C to 14C is predicted for Sunday, with a slight chance of a shower in the northwest suburbs.
Perth
Not escaping the rain, Perth was warned to brace for a very high chance of rain on Saturday with as much as 7mm on Sunday.
Weekly rainfall totals exceeded 100mm and there were isolated totals of more than 200mm in NSW’s Illawarra district, while parts of the Central West and Gascoyne districts in Western Australia recorded weekly totals of more than 100mm.
High temperatures are expected to stay in the low 20Cs with a minimum of 10C.
Adelaide
Adelaide is expected to receive heavy rain, with a 100 per centchance of up to 8mm on Friday, decreasing to 2mm on Saturday.
Temperatures will reach a minimum of 5C and maximums of 17C this weekend.
Hobart
Hobart’s weekend forecast includes temperatures dropping as low as 6C, with a high chance of receiving up to 7mm of rain, particularly on Sunday afternoon.
Friday has a medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning, followed by rain over the weekend.
Darwin
Darwin is the place to be this week for those who hate the cold.
The Northern Territory’s capital is set receive sunny conditions with high temperatures expected to stay in the low 30s.