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

<p>In Melbourne, 14C was the forecast maximum for Saturday, with a high chance of showers, the BoM says</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/16/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-appeal-verdict-ntwnfb">Australia news live: latest politics updates</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/sign-up-for-the-clear-air-australia-environment-newsletter-with-adam-morton">Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email</a></li></ul><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/sign-up-for-the-clear-air-australia-environment-newsletter-with-adam-morton?CMP=copyembed">Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/16/wintry-weather-south-east-australia-weekend-rain-wind-temperature-bom">Continue reading...</a>