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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Gabriel Fowler

Cold snap: Storm front to bring southerly wind chill factor and heavy rain

After a spat of warm springtime weather, Newcastle can expect a cold snap to roll in overnight with heavy rainfall and gusty southerly winds forecast for Thursday bringing 'feels like' temperatures back down to the high teens (17-19 degrees). Pictures by Jonathan Carroll.

A WILD weather alert has been issued for the Hunter and swathes of NSW with up to 30mm of rain expected along with strong, gusty southerly winds on Thursday.

Helen Reid, senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology said the southerly change would bring much lower "feels like" temperatures and comes with a gale-force wind warning.

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