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Wind easing and showers clearing for TAS and VIC

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Weatherzone, By: Brett Dutschke, 04/23/2013

 

Victoria and Tasmania experienced more windy and wet conditions overnight after a noticeably dry start to the month.

 

A blustery change moved through Tasmania and Victoria overnight bringing more wet weather to the states. The change brought wind gusts over 80 km/h and widespread rain up to 10 mm for each state. Tasmania's Cape Grim received the brunt of the strong winds gusting up to 116km/h with Wilsons Promontory producing gusts of 85 km/h in Victoria. The greatest rainfall occurred in eastern Victoria and north western Tasmania reaching around 30 mm in some areas.

 

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Big waves... not a good time to surf

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Weatherzone, By: ABC, 04/22/2013

 

There are continued warnings about dangerous seas on the New South Wales far south coast. Although most swimmers, fishers and boaters avoided the five to six metre waves at the weekend, one 13-year-old surfer did not heed the warnings.

 

He was winched to safety by the Rescue Helicopter at Narooma early yesterday morning. Far South Coast Director of Lifesaving, Andrew Edmunds, says the teenager was rescued because he did not have the strength to swim to shore.

 

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A much needed soaking for SA's dry south

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Weatherzone, By: Sam Brown, 04/21/2013

 

Many of SA's dry agricultural regions were inundated with heavy rainfall yesterday and today, bringing a sigh of relief to many.

 

Nullarbor received a total of 40mm of rainfall and Ceduna saw 24mm to 9am this morning, both their heaviest falls since February 2011. Adelaide accumulated 15mm by 11:30 this morning, which is the heaviest two-day total they've seen since October last year. Further east, Clare gained 10mm making it their heaviest April fall in four years.

 

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Eastern NSW cops a drenching

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Weatherzone, By: Rob Sharpe, 04/20/2013

 

Heavy showers are moving from the South Coast to the Mid North Coast today before mostly sunny skies return on Sunday. The heaviest fall to 9am was at Ulladulla where 158mm drenched the coastal town and was also their heaviest April rain in 24 years of records. In just half hour an a storm pelted 40mm of rain.

 

Nowra also had 74mm, its heaviest April rain since at least 1991. A bit further north flash flooding was reported in Gerringong, which has been hit by multiple heavy showers. In Sydney, Cronulla gained 56mm by 9am and the city recorded 34mm in the gauge. Just after 9am Observatory Hill copped a thunderstorm with a whopping 12mm in only four minutes.

 

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Wind and rain lash NSW coast

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Weatherzone, By: Rob Sharpe, 04/19/2013

 

Damaging wind is spreading along the NSW coast this afternoon before heavy showers follow tomorrow morning. Winds have become damaging along the coast from the South Coast to the Illawarra as well as in the Snowy Mountains. Montague Island, off the NSW South Coast, experienced winds gusting to 98km/h at 2pm today while winds at Jervis Bay reached 87km/h around lunch time. On Sydney Harbour, winds have managed to reach 78km/h, but most places have stronger winds to come.

 

A low pressure system off the NSW coast is deepening today as an associated trough moves north along the coast. South-to-southwesterly winds are increasing offshore, with the strongest winds expected for coastal locations during peak hour. This should make leaving work a treacherous journey for many people.

 

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Autumn snow falls on the Alps

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Weatherzone, By: Mellissa Mackellar, 04/19/2013

 

A blast of cold, wintry weather has brought the year's first significant snow to the alpine areas. In the wake of a cold front a very cold airmass moved over southeast Australia during Thursday evening, causing showers to fall as snow across the alps.

 

It was as cold as minus four degrees in Mt Hotham, where a couple of centimetres of snow settled on the slopes. This was the chilliest night since last October. Falls Creek and Mt Buller both dropped to an icy minus three degrees, their coldest night since Spring.

 

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NSW set to experience rough weather

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Weatherzone, By: ABC, 04/18/2013

 

A taste of winter is about to arrive for much of the southern and eastern regions of New South Wales, with severe weather warnings issued for damaging winds.

 

The gale force winds are expected from the late morning and into the evening in the Hunter, Illawarra, Central Coast, the Snowy Mountains and the Sydney region. Snow has started falling in the Snowy Mountains.

 

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Cool and gusty blast for Sydney

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Weatherzone, By: Rob Sharpe, 04/18/2013

 

Sydneysiders should enjoy today's pleasant weather as a spell of cold, wet and windy weather is due to set in tomorrow. The coldest pair of days since October are forecast to hit Sydney, with temperatures set to reach 19 and 20 degrees. However the mercury is likely to sit around 17 for the majority of each day.

 

Strong winds and showers are expected in eastern parts of Sydney. Winds will gust above 60 km/h and could even reach 80km/h on late Friday or early Saturday. Western parts of Sydney will be fresh and gusty at times with just a few showers.

 

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Coldest days since spring for Tasmania

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Weatherzone, By: Ben McBurney, 04/18/2013

 

 

The seasons have well and truly changed in Tasmania, with some places likely to see their coldest days since October over the next couple of days. A cold front swept across the state overnight, bringing showers and the coldest air mass the state has seen since spring.

 

Hobart managed to reach 13 degrees at 11am this morning, and is unlikely to get any higher today as the air mass continues to cool. This is the city's coldest day since October when it hit just 11 degrees, and is a cool reminder that winter is on its way. Strahan on the west coast also only managed to creep up to 13.4 degrees today, its coldest day since November.

 

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