Melbourne's apparent temperature plunges to 1.8C before a high-pressure system warms up the east coast - but it's bad news for Sydneysiders who may as well stay in lockdown
- Victorians will have a sunny weekend before cold front crosses the state Tuesday
- Weather system will continue into NSW, with rain predicted from Wednesday
- NSW will enjoy a sunny weekend except in Sydney where it will rain
- South QLD can expect showers and possible thunderstorms from Wednesday
Australian who felt like they stepped into a cold shower when thunderstorms and a cool front swept across the eastern states on Friday can look forward to a mostly sunnier weekend before temperatures drop once more.
Melbourne felt like 1.8C but will warm up while Sydney will remain wet before the majority of the south-east corner is drenched next week.
Victorians awoke to bone-chilling temperatures in the morning with some parts of the state shivering below zero degrees.
Mt Hotham Airport was the coldest part of the state on Friday, dropping to -3.3C just after 4am.
Coldstream, in Melbourne’s eastern fringe, was an icy -1C at 7.30am, while the CBD basked around 4.6C, but felt like 1.8C.
Victorians can expect clear skies, until clouds (pictured) and winds creep across the state on Tuesday
Victorians woke to icy weather on Friday morning (pictured) with some parts of the state dropping to sub zero temperatures
Meanwhile, Promontory, in South Gipplands, reached a balmy 11.2C at 6.30am.
Victorians can expect more brisk mornings over the weekend, with early Melbourne temperatures sitting around 6 to 7 degrees.
Those further inland will feel even cooler as the mercury dips below 5, bringing with it fog and isolated frost.
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But skies will clear by midday, bringing a burst of autumn sunshine allowing Victorians to enjoy their first weekend with social distancing restrictions eased.
Melbourne will top 18 on Saturday and 17 on Sunday, while north of the ranges will reach highs of 17 and 19 by the middle part of both days.
However, Victorians are urged not to pack away their autumn woolies because the sunny weather will be short lived.
Sydney and surrounds, as well as the northern rivers region, will experience showers through out the weekend into next week. The rest of the state will enjoy sunny weather over the weekend under the cold front barrels in on Wednesday
The warm weekend weather will be a relief for people in Melbourne, after a chilly start to May (pictured is Albert Park Lake in Melbourne on May 2), however, it will be short lived with a cold snap expected again from Wednesday
Clouds and winds will begin to build on Tuesday as a cold front sweeping in from the west, moves from south Australia into eastern and south eastern Australia, plummeting temperatures in Victoria into the low teens.
From Wednesday, showers, gusty winds, and possible thunderstorms are predicted to hit NSW and VIC, but the Bureau of Meteorology told Daily Mail Australia there is uncertainty where the heaviest falls will occur and at this stage.
NSW also shivered through a cold Friday morning, with Perisher dropping to a freezing -7.3 °C just before 5.30am to mark the coldest May temperature in Australia since 2017.
Meanwhile, Goulburn hovered around -3.8, while Bombala chilled at -5.7 and Moss Vale at -1.8 closer to 7.30am.
Despite the cold morning, the majority of the state can look forward to a high pressure system bringing warm sunny days from Saturday through to Tuesday- but it's bad news for Sydney-siders.
A cold front will bring showers and possible thunderstorms to the east and southeast of the nation from midweek- but meterologists will not be able to determine where and how heavy rain will fall until it develops further
Melbourne's CBD felt like a shivering 1.8C at 7.30am on Friday morning. Pictured are people rugged up as they make their way through the city on May 1
Coastal showers are expected drizzle over the city and its surrounds into early next week, with Sydney topping 20 on Saturday and 21 on Sunday.
Queenslanders are in for a warm and sunny weekend, with Brisbane peaking at 24 Saturday and reaching a high of 25 on Sunday.
But it will be a swift shift to umbrellas for those in the south end of the state, with showers and possible thunderstorms predicted from midweek.
Meanwhile, north west Queensland will enjoy typical lush autumn patterns, while coastal showers continue up the east coast, where strong wind warning are currently in place.
There are more strong wind warnings along the peninsula into mid next week.
Leading into next week, those in Canberra and Hobart can expect some brisk weather, with mornings dipping below ten degrees and only reaching the teens throughout the day.
In the top end, Darwin will enjoy warm, sunny conditions with temperatures ranging between the 20s and 30s across next week.
Perth and Adelaide will see cooler mornings with moderate temperatures throughout the day, bouncing between the high teens and low 20s.
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