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A cold front crossing Vic, Tas and southern NSW is bringing gusty winds, showers and high-elevation snow. Unstable air masses over parts of WA are triggering showers and thunderstorms. Onshore winds will bring the odd shower to far north Qld later in the day.
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Today, 4:47AM UTC
New Zealand hammered by Extratropical Cyclone Vaianu
Cyclone Vaianu developed near Fiji last weekend and intensified into a category 3 tropical cyclone before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone on Thursday as it moved south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Despite its transition to cooler waters, Vaianu's gradual weakening meant that New Zealand was going to be hit directly by a system equivalent to a category 1 cyclone. On Saturday 11th, impacts of Vaianu started to be observed over New Zealand's North Island, with up to 100mm of rainfall observed locally in elevated areas of Northland, Coromandel and Eastland (see Image below). Image: Cumulative rainfall over New Zealand on April 11th 2026 (MetService) Around 2pm Sunday local time (midday AEST), Vaianu made landfall over the Bay of Plenty bringing wind gusts above 80km/h for much of the north and east coasts of the North Island from early morning. Gusts up to 130km/h are expected in the late afternoon and evening as Vaianu continues to move over land. Image: Observed wind gusts over the North Island at 1:05pm AEST (locally 3:05pm) Rainfall has intensified over the North Island and the northern South Island today (Sunday 12th), with rainfall forecasts indication more than 100mm of rain expected over most of the North Island in the next 24 hours, locally up to 250-300mm over Eastland. The New Zealand MetService warns of rainfall rates between 25-40mm/h for eastern areas of the North Island. Image: Forecast accumulated rainfall over the next 24 hours over New Zealand as shown by the UKMO 12Z model Warnings for strong winds, heavy rain and heavy swell are also declared all over the northern half of the country as can be observed at: https://www.metservice.com/warnings/home. Vaianu is expected to continue south, crossing the North Island and returning into the southwest Pacific Ocean then further south into the Southern Ocean in the next 24 hours, reducing impacts over the country.
11 Apr 2026, 4:18AM UTC
Drifting snow and damaging winds in Tasmania
Strong winds continue to howl across much of Tasmania today, including Mt Mawson where snow has been falling much of the day and snow drifts continue to grow. Damaging wind gusts exceeding 100km/h have been observed in some locations, including the following peak gusts: 106km/h at Hogan Island at 1:00pm 102km/h at Mount Wellington at 10:30am For the second day in a row, a severe weather warning for damaging winds has been issued for parts of Tasmania. These winter-like conditions can be attributed to a polar air mass which has roared over Tasmania in the wake of a powerful cold front. In addition to the strong winds and drifting snow, this outbreak of polar air has brought subfreezing temperatures to parts of the state this morning: Mount Wellington fell to -3.0°C at 3:48am Liawenee dropped to -1.8°C at 3:14am Image: Forecast minimum temperatures for the morning of Saturday, April 11, 2026, according to the ECMWF Model. Source: Weatherzone. This winter blast will not stick around. Temperatures are expected to warm across Tasmania early next week.
10 Apr 2026, 5:31AM UTC
Snowing in Tasmania, almost 40°C in New South Wales
A cold polar airmass has pushed into Tasmania and southern Victoria, while north of the Murray River, it has been a sweltering day in parts of New South Wales, especially in the north and east of the state. Let’s take a closer look at the contrasting weather conditions this Friday afternoon, in the warm and chilly airmasses either side of a cold front sweeping across the southeast corner of the country . Cold in Tasmania and Victoria Heavy snow has fallen in Tasmania, with ongoing snowfalls expected overnight and into the weekend. This was the scene at Mt Mawson, about 90 minutes northwest of Hobart, on Friday afternoon. Image: Snowflakes can be seen floating to the ground at the day shelter at Mt Mawson, Tasmania on Friday April 10, 2026. Source: Mt Mawson. Hobart is shivering through its coldest day of 2026 to date this Friday, with an early maximum of 14.5°C at 11:33am. But since midday, the mercury has hovered between 10 and 12 degrees during daylight hours, with a "feels like" temperature of just 2°C at 2pm. On the mainland, Melbourne reached 18.5°C just before 2pm, which isn’t unusually chilly for autumn, but strong northwesterlies have made the apparent or “feels like” temperature up to five degrees cooler all day, and the coldest air in this system is yet to arrive. Melbourne is expecting maximums of 17°C and 16°C on Saturday and Sunday respectively, ahead of a gradual warming trend in the new week. The polar airmass is also yet to reach the Victorian and New South Wales ski resorts, where a few flakes will fall overnight and into the weekend, although snowfalls will be much heavier in Tasmania due to more available moisture. Heat in New South Wales Sydney didn’t get quite as hot as expected this Friday due to high cloud which spread across the city during the morning, keeping a lid on diurnal heating. The hottest temperature in the metropolitan area to 3pm was 31°C at Penrith in the outer western suburbs, while the city reached 28.2°C just after 1pm. Further north in the state, the mercury topped 38°C at a few locations, including: 38.9°C at Brewon, a rural locality in the Central West Slopes and Plains forecast district 38.4°C at Walgett in the North West Slopes and Plains forecast district, a record for April in data going back to 1993 (both this Thursday and Friday broke the old April record of 36.7°C) Image: Forecast NSW maximums according to the ECMWF model for this Friday, April 10, 2026, with the hottest zone near Walgett in the state's north. Source: Weatherzone. Northern parts of New South Wales will remain warm on Saturday, albeit with maximums a few degrees less than Friday. The south of the state will be cooler, with another significant temperature drop by Sunday. Sydney is expecting maximums of 27°C and 23°C on Saturday and Sunday respectively, while Canberra is going for highs of 16°C on Saturday and just 14°C on Sunday.