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A winter blast will bring rain, hail and snow to parts of Australia this weekend

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After an unseasonably warm start to May, rain is about to settle in towns along the south coast.

A cold front moving in from Tasmania is forecast to bring a wet weekend to the continent after a dry start to the month.

New South Wales and Queensland have been covered in clouds for the past two weeks and they are also not expected to ease this weekend.

A series of cold fronts passing through Tasmania will bring rain, hail and even snow to south coast towns that have enjoyed unseasonably warm weather in recent fortnights.

However, Perth is expected to remain historically warm, after breaking the record for most consecutive days in May with temperatures above 25C, which was eight but is now 10 and could reach 16.

Until now, most cities had recorded temperatures up to 4°C above average, but experts say this will end soon.

After an unseasonably warm start to May, rain is about to settle in towns along the south coast.

Cold fronts crossing Tasmania on Friday and Saturday will bring rain, hail and even snow over the weekend.

Cold fronts crossing Tasmania on Friday and Saturday will bring rain, hail and even snow over the weekend.

Gusty winds, showers and possible small hail are expected to arrive southern Victoria during the afternoon after the cold front passed into the state.

Along with the colder conditions, a cold, polar air mass will drop several inches of snow. in Tasmania and the Alps at resort level from Friday.

The rain will clear up in both states on Saturday afternoon before more rain arrives on Sunday.

Strong to gale-force winds will also hit Sydney over the weekend, where rain will continue for the third weekend in a row.

Some of the coldest temperatures of the year are also expected to hit several towns and cities.

Mercury will fall below 10C in Sydney for the first time since September on Sunday morning.

In Canberra Temperatures will easily fall below freezing.

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FIVE-DAY FORECAST IN AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY

Friday: Partial sun. 20C

Saturday: Rains. Min. 11°C Max. 17°C

Sunday: Rains. Min. 10°C Max. 19°C

Monday: Rains. Minimum 9°C Maximum 20°C

Tuesday: Rains. Min. 12°C Max. 19°C

BRISBANE

Friday: Partial clouds. 21C

Saturday: Late rains. Min. 14C Max. 25

Sunny Sunday. Min. 12°C Max. 23°C

Monday: sunny. Mn 12C Max. 23C

Tuesday: sunny. Min. 12°C Max. 24°C

PERTH

Friday: sunny. 29C

Saturday: Sunny. Minimum 15°C Maximum 29°C

Sunny Sunday. Min. 14°C Max. 28°C

Monday: sunny. Minimum 14°C Maximum 27°C

Tuesday: sunny. Min. 12 Max. 26C

HOBART

Friday: Rains. 8C

Saturday: Cloudy. Min. 5C Max. 12C

Sunday: Rains. Minimum 9°C Maximum 15°C

Monday: Cloudy. Minimum 7°C Maximum 15°C

Tuesday: Cloudy. Min. 6°C Max. 16°C

MELBOURNE

Friday: Rains. 13C

Saturday: Cloudy. Minimum 8°C Maximum 14°C

Sunday: Rains. Minimum 7°C Maximum 16°C

Monday: Rains. Min. 11°C Max. 15°C

Tuesday: Rains. Minimum 9°C Maximum 16°C

ADELAIDE

Friday: Cloudy. 19C

Saturday: Sunny. Minimum 7°C Maximum 17°C

Sunday: Cloudy. Min. 5C Max. 17C

Monday: Rains. Minimum 9°C Maximum 19°C

Tuesday: Cloudy. Minimum 8°C Maximum 18°C

DARWIN

Friday: Clear. 33C

Saturday: Sunny. Minimum 23°C Maximum 34°C

Sunny Sunday. Minimum 23°C Maximum 34°C

Monday: sunny. Minimum 22°C Maximum 33°C

Tuesday: sunny. Min. 21°C Max. 32°C

CANBERRA

Friday: Cloudy. 17C

Saturday: Sunny. Min. 3C Max. 13C

Sunny Sunday. Min -1C Max 14C

Monday: Cloudy. Min 0C Max 15C

Tuesday: sunny. Min. 1 Max. 16C

Source: Meteorological Office

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