Bureau of Meteorology forecasts damaging winds, rain, hail and snow for Victoria, South Australia and ACT

Most of the country can expect to feel the wintry mix of cold weather and damaging winds, as some states prepare for more snow. Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Jonathan How said southeast Australia will experience varying conditions on Friday. A strong cold front is expected to bring damaging winds, rain, hail and more snow to south eastern Australia,” Mr How said. The Bureau forecasts damaging winds to impact parts of South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT. Damaging winds are possible about the south coast of Western Australia on Friday as the a cold front sweeps across the region. . “Damaging winds above 90km/hr do have the potential to bring down trees and power lines,” Mr How warned. “It can also cause dangerous blizzard conditions across elevated alpine areas. “Winds will initially increase across South Australia’s Mount Lofty Ranges from Friday morning before expanding to other coastal parts of South Australia.” Victorian residents can also expect possible damaging winds from late Friday afternoon. Mr Gow said strong winds will be about the north eastern ranges before extending to NSW and the ACT. The winds come off the back of a cold front, which has already delivered 15-50mm in South Australia. Mr Gow said the cold front will race across the Bite on Friday before extending to Victoria and Tasmania. “Showers will increase across southeast NSW on Saturday,” he said. A small chance of hail is also forecast for the southern districts. The Bureau also forecasts a chance of flooding across Port Phillip Bay and Lakes Entrance. Meanwhile, snow could also fall across parts of the southeast from Friday night into Saturday morning. “We’ll see the snowfall to about 900m for NSW, Victoria and Tasmania,” Mr How said. “We could see snow flurries for NSW Central Tablelands and in Victoria (in) the Grampians and Central Ranges. Brisbane is forecast to reach a high of 21 degrees on Friday, while Sydney will see tops of 18 degrees. In Melbourne, the temperature will reach 12 degrees with a 95 per cent chance of rain. Perth will hit 17 degrees on Friday, with Adelaide forecast to reach 14 degrees.