Cold snap sweeping the east coast of Australia expected to linger

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Cold snap sweeping the east coast of Australia expected to linger
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Much of south-eastern Australia will continue to shiver through unseasonal conditions in the coming days after a cold and wet Easter weekend.

Temperatures are likely to stay lower than average over the next few daysTemperatures in parts of Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia over the weekend were 5-10 degrees Celsius below average for this time of the year, according to Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Dean Narramore.

In parts of Tasmania, snow fell down to 700 metres over the weekend, while Hobart struggled to reach 13C yesterday, its coldest Easter Sunday in 17 years. Early snow fell on the Victorian ski fields, including at Falls Creek, Mount Hotham, Mount Baw Baw and Mount Buller, while some Melbourne suburbs were drenched in 40 millimetres of rain yesterday.Mr Narramore said Victorians would continue to experience the unseasonably cold weather until later in the week.

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