November is off to an unusually chilly start across Australia – with temperatures in some parts of Victoria dipping below zero overnight – marking the coldest morning in almost 50 years.
This comes as Tasmanians welcomed snow on the first day of the month in a trend that has caught on in Sydney where locals are currently experiencing the coldest weekend in 11 years.
According to weather experts from the Bureau of Meteorolgy in NSW the temperatures are well below average.
November is off to an unusually chilly start across Australia – Melbourne pictured
On Monday there is expected to be wide-spread rain, weather map pictured shows the extent
It is the coldest weekend in Sydney in two months and the coldest November weekend in 11 years. Sydney beach pictured
‘The average maximum average temperature at Observatory Hill in November is 23.7C, so far today we haven’t got higher than 17.3C,’ a spokesperson for the bureau told Daily Mail Australia.
And the weather isn’t set to get any brighter until Monday, according to the expert, who explained the temperature usually only dips this low for one or two days of the month each year.
According to Weatherzone Longerenong in rural Victoria saw it’s coldest November night in 49 years on Friday with temperatures plummeting to 0.8C.
South Australians also woke to a crisp morning with temperatures of just 1.5C in Naracoorte – making it the coldest morning since June and the coldest November morning in 19 years.
In Tasmania the temperature is expected to drop from 10C on Saturday to just 4C overnight – and the mercury isn’t expected to rise above 20 in the island state until Wednesday.
According to Weatherzone Longerenong in rural Victoria saw it’s coldest November night in 49 years on Friday with temperatures plummeting to 0.8C (Melbourne pictured)
Rain is expected to continue lashing Sydney until Tuesday
And while the weather is expected to warm up on Monday it won’t be any drier – with rain expected across Australia – with an exception of Perth.
While the rain in Sydney is expected to fall across the weekend the major weather event will be on Monday where half of November’s average rainfall is expected.
And the rain won’t just fall in Sydney – some parts of the state are expected to see more than 100ml, the average for the whole of October, early next week.
nd the rain won’t just fall in Sydney – some parts of the state are expected to see more than 100ml, the average for the whole of October, early next week
The downpour will be widespread – with most Australian cities seeing some rain over the next week – except Perth which will remain dry.
The weather should begin to clear on Tuesday with only scattered showers expected.
While the southern states shiver through the weekend temperatures in Brisbane, Perth and Darwin are expected to remain steady – with tops of over 30C.
The weather should begin to clear on Tuesday with only scattered showers expected