The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning covering eastern Victoria, southeast NSW including the Central Tablelands and Illawarra and Tasmania.
Aussie skiers and boarders may be in for a disappointing season this year as two major climate drivers collide, potentially resulting in poor or lower-than-average snowfall.
The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is one of the "main mechanisms influencing Australia's climate" and meteorologists say it's just reached one of its strongest positive levels on record.
With La Niña officially over, an El Niño watch issued ahead of summer - and following this week's unseasonable May cold snap - questions about what winter may hold are swirling.
A tropical cyclone is strengthening in the Bay of Bengal and is on course to hit western Myanmar and Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, the world's largest refugee camp.
In Oakey, a small town in the Toowoomba locality, the mercury hit a low of -5.6 degrees by 6.30am today, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).
Parts of Australia's south-east have recorded their coldest May temperatures in years as a "significant" cold front continues to sweep across the country.
Much of Australia will cop heavy rain and storms, but one state in particular will face an inundation, fuelling fears of flash floods and damaging storms.
Melbourne is set to experience its coldest Easter Sunday in more than 70 years, with a burst of unusually cold mid-autumn weather on the way, according to Weatherzone.
Rain will fall in large areas in every state and territory this week, while some areas will also be hit with thunderstorms and flooding, meteorologists have warned.
Bushfire-threatened residents in parts of Victoria's surf coast have been told they can safely return home after facing evacuation concerns as temperatures soared beyond 30 degrees.
Sydney could beat a 165-year-old record if temperatures stay above 30 degrees for the next four days as "extreme fire danger" warnings are issued for parts of New South Wales.
Less than a day after La Niña was officially declared over by the Bureau of Meteorology, fresh warnings have been issued over a sizzling heatwave set to sweep the country's east.
A surging tropical storm will bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to northwest and central Queensland the next few days, likely causing flooding and road closures.
Residents were barricading themselves inside as a red alert was issued by authorities in the country's capital Port Villa, meaning people shouldn't leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.