People are being told to stay alert as the polar snap reaches its worst conditions today. 9News
Wind gusts of up to 90km/hr are expected in Victoria's Central Districts region, including Melbourne.
The Bureau of Meteorology expects the most damaging winds at about peak hour this morning, before easing around midday.The recent strong winds have already caused some damage in past days, bringing down trees from Adelaide to Sydney, with one gum tree falling on a house in Armidale in NSW's New England region.
"Be really alert to the potential for falling trees, for debris that come from trees," an SES spokesperson said. There is also a warning in place for blizzard conditions in Victoria's alpine regions, with predicted wind gusts of up to 100km/hr following a heavy snow day yesterday.Melbourne is expecting a top of 12C today, but wind chill could make it feel much colder.Winds of up to 100km/hr have hammered western Sydney suburbs such as Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills and Ryde, as well as Newcastle and the Hunter.
Today is expected to be the coldest day of the polar snap, which has seen winds from Antarctica push across South Australia, Victoria, NSW and south-east Queensland, bringing storms, snow and gales.
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