The eastern side of Australia is set to crop some pretty hectic weather for the tail end of this week and my only suggestion for battling the elements is: don’t. Just stay home babe. Our run of wild and windy weather isn’t over yet so you may as well just crawl back into bed and wait for it to all blow over.
Our pals at the Bureau of Meteorology released a severe weather update on Thursday to confirm the whipping winds are still howling across southeast Australia.
A powerful cold front worked its way east across the country earlier on Thursday morning, resulting in over 50mm of rain hitting the alpine ski resort regions.
The high winds and gusty showers are being pushed south and east thanks to a big, unstable pocket of air over the Great Australian Bight.
“There are warnings for current winds above 90 kilometres an hour, which could cause damage to trees and properties as well as heavy rainfall,” the BoM’s spokesperson said.
Melbourne was absolutely howling with wind last night when I was trying to get to sleep, so I don’t doubt the power of that cold front.
