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Temperatures are expected to plummet when a polar blast hits Australia this weekend.
A strong cold front will hit much of southeastern Australia, leading to frosty mornings and significantly lower temperatures.
Weatherzone meteorologist Quincy Tut told Daily Mail Australia the rain would persist throughout the weekend.
“A low pressure system that has brought rain in recent days has moved offshore and rain activity is expected to begin from this afternoon,” he said.
Rain will begin to fall over Victoria on Friday morning before the system moves into New South Wales and then Brisbane on Saturday.
The second week of winter will see a powerful cold front hit much of southeastern Australia, causing frosty mornings and low temperatures (pictured, travelers in Sydney).
Temperatures in Victoria were trending one to two degrees below the average maximum temperatures for June (pictured, a weather map from the Met Office)
“A southerly gust associated with a deepening trough over Tasmania will begin to move towards the coast,” Tut said on Friday.
“From this afternoon, rain will persist across most of New South Wales.”
Rainfall is expected to ease on Sunday afternoon as the low pressure system moves further out to sea, but temperatures will remain frigid.
Tut said temperatures in Victoria were trending one to two degrees below average June high temperatures.
Temperatures are also slightly below average in New South Wales.
Sydney
There is a strong chance of between 5mm and 15mm of rain in Sydney from late afternoon into Friday night, with temperatures reaching a high of 17C.
Morning showers are also forecast for Saturday, especially along the coast, with a temperature range between 11C and 17C, however, showers should ease by Sunday.
The cold front brings decent snowfall to alpine resorts after an unfavorable ski season opening. The Bureau of Meteorology predicts between 5 and 20 cm.
Sydney has already received almost double the average June rainfall in just two weeks, and the rain is forecast to continue this weekend.
Heavier falls of 30mm to 40mm are expected in the metropolitan area and the Hunter region of New South Wales.
Temperatures are expected to reach highs of 18C and lows of 7C this weekend.
A high chance of rain of between 5 and 15mm is expected for Sydney from afternoon to evening, with highs of 17C on Friday (pictured, people are soaked in Melbourne)
Weatherzone meteorologist Quincy Tut told Daily Mail Australia that rain and freezing temperatures would persist throughout the weekend (pictured is a BOM weather map).
brisbane
Brisbane is expected to remain dry and avoid frost, with sunny conditions and light winds forecast. Temperatures are forecast to reach a high of 23C and a low of 9C over the weekend.
Canberra
Canberra is forecast to fall into the negative digits on Sunday morning with a freezing forecast of -1C, rising to just 13C over the weekend.
Those conditions are expected to continue into next week, when the country’s capital is forecast to see lows as low as -3°C through Tuesday.
Melbourne
Melbourne was on track to experience its coldest day in five years, with a high temperature of just 10.1C at 3pm on Thursday, 4C below average.
“Today was easily the coldest day of the year so far in Melbourne, which certainly brings those targets closer and closer to midwinter,” Sky News meteorologist Alison Osborne said of the low temperatures.
Late rain is forecast for the city on Friday, however temperatures could rise to a maximum of 13°C.
Temperatures on Saturday are forecast to reach a low of 7C and a high of 15C. A range of 5C to 14C is forecast for Sunday, with a slight chance of rain in the north-west suburbs.
Perth
Not escaping the rain, Perth was warned to prepare for a very high chance of rain on Saturday, with up to 7mm on Sunday.
Weekly rainfall totals exceeded 100mm and there were isolated totals of more than 200mm in the Illawarra district of New South Wales, while parts of the Central West and Gascoyne districts of Western Australia recorded weekly totals of more than 100mm.
High temperatures are expected to remain between 20 and a low of 10°C.
Adelaide
Adelaide is expected to receive heavy rainfall, with a 100 per cent chance of up to 8mm on Friday and decreasing to 2mm on Saturday.
Temperatures will reach a minimum of 5ºC and a maximum of 17ºC this weekend.
hobart
Hobart’s weekend forecast includes temperatures falling by as much as 6C, with a high chance of receiving up to 7mm of rain, particularly on Sunday afternoon.
On Friday there is a medium chance of showers, probably 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 capital will welcome sunny conditions with high temperatures expected to remain in the 30s.