Cold fronts then strong low pressure 26-31 May

[StratoBendigo]

We've only got to 8.4 degC so far today. We could end up with today being our coldest May day since the infamous 7.5 degC on 27th May 2000...

Have been thinking about the similarities between this event and the late May 2000. That system made up of multiple lows at very low pressure and dumped a foot of snow in places like Kinglake, Marysville, areas above 400metres particularly central ranges from memory. Plus a metre dumped across the vic and nsw alps. Nothing quite like it since.

It was a combination of extremely cold uppers and a warm Australian Bight/Bass Strait. It went absolutely nuclear. I spent the Saturday afterwards having the most blissful day of cross-country skiing at Lake Mountain on 90 cm of fresh snow. It was other-worldly.

[StratoBendigo]

Barometer now down to 987 HPa. That's close to the lowest MSLP I've ever seen here. Notable.

[Gordon]

6mm of light but steady rain here. Has gone from a high of 6C down to 5C. Very little wind so far.

[Didjman]

Good to be back!! Temp 7/7 here, 9.4mm so far today. Baro 988.4 (Lowest I have seen here was 985 2 yrs ago).

[stevco123]

An even 0mm here, but maximum of just under 10 so far.

[Macedonian]

Nice to have the forum back.
Very sad to hear the news about Robyn's death. I didnt know even though we were facebook friends.

A cold bleak day here with flatlining temps. Min was 3.2C and early max of 4.5C but it has been in the 3's for most of the day. 3.4C now.

There has been thunder snow reported in central nsw from the high-country forum.
Orange went from 7C to 1.7C in half an hour this afternoon.

[stevco123]

Still 0mm...

Maximum of 9.8 today, and a forecast max of 10 tomorrow for Cranbourne.

It's a little hard to compare this one to the 2000 event.

That one had more of a winter sting it seems and several days of widespread showers/rain with heavy snow on Mount Dandenong.

Might have to dig into the obs a little further to make a comparison.

[Dane]

Cold and overcast with light rain for most of the day. Just 5mm of rain.
Max was 8.0c coldest day so far this year,

[snowfall]

It sure has been a chilly day, though I suspect tomorrow will feel colder when the gusty winds kick in and add some wind chill.

Made it to a brief max of 7.5c this morning but for most of the day the temp has hovered between 6.5c and 5.5c. 12.8mm so far, with rain persisting pretty much all day. We’ve needed it, as it has been a fairly dry month here.

[Wilko]

Heavy convective rain here from the bayside cell
15mm in 15 minutes and not letting up

[Wilko]

Easing up now
Just in the sweet spot I guess :
Didn’t expect that ....21mm
The latest Charts do look impressive with EC forecasting 150mm for Highett

[Pengaz]

7mm here mostly from some gusty heavy showers that rolled in around 4am.

Ridiculously cold here yesterday despite little wind. Our max temp here briefly reached 9c around 3pm, but generally hovered around 8c most of the day.

Looks like a showery day ahead here.

[stevco123]

So far another outright dry day with showers dying before the get here, only to redevelop to my east.

A tad chilly but, with a current temp of 8, and windchill of around 0

[Skywalker]

Once again lack of precipitation is an issue with this latest cold outbreak, especially for those of us out here in the western wasteland. Absolutely freezing out there in the wind!

[stevco123]

Once again lack of precipitation is an issue with this latest cold outbreak, especially for those of us out here in the western wasteland. Absolutely freezing out there in the wind!

Yeah, really is a shame the coldest of air is nearly always the driest

[StratoBendigo]

It briefly got above 10 degC at Lunchtime. It's been on 8c since.

Ballarat is being true to form and is 3c at 3pm. (It got to 6c earlier today). Very cold for May.

[Petros]

Briefly just to 10C yesterday, but most of the day was 8-8.5C, calm and cold, with a remarkably low baro of 987hPa. Back to 992hPa today, with fresh westerly wind, no showers yet.

[StratoBendigo]

Hailing now. And down to 5c. Hello Winter!

[Dane]

Freezing in Ballarat today with a Max of 6.2c at the Airport and 6.5c at my place in Sebastopol.
Had some sleety showers with a few snow flakes as well.
Temp at the Airport dropped to 1.9c at 4pm.

[Australis(Shell3155)]

Welcome back to the later arrivers..
good to see regular posters are back.
lets not let this happen again..

Vale Robyn.. whom was a lovely lady, I recall being at hers when there was an earth quake. awesome photographer..

brrrrr.... wood and gas kinda day..