‘Rough end to the weekend’: wintry weather on the way for south-east Australia

In Melbourne, 14C was the forecast maximum for Saturday, with a high chance of showers, the BoM says

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Winter is coming for south-eastern Australia this weekend, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting rain, hail and even snow for some parts of the country.

In New South Wales, wet and windy conditions could see a “really rough end to the weekend”, Miriam Bradbury, a senior meteorologist at the bureau, said.

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