Weather in Australia 2023 and up

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A tropical low off the coast of Queensland has a moderate chance of intensifying into a cyclone tomorrow, increasing to a high chance on Sunday.
The chances of a cyclone forming remain high through Monday and into the week.
Tropical low 37U is currently hovering between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-tropical-cyclone-update-easter-weather-forecast/425d59e0-3873-43f5-93c6-1177f710a526

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Multiple states are facing an early sample of winter this week as storms and a cold front sweep Australia's south-east.
Melbourne is facing a week of overcast skies and showers, with temperatures to fall from a top of 27 degrees on Thursday to a top of 17 degrees on Saturday and Sunday, and lows of 10 degrees or just below through the weekend.
Canberra will get as cold as just two degrees on Sunday and Monday, while lows of 9 degrees on the weekend are expected in Adelaide and 7 degrees in Hobart.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/severe-storms-winter-blast-south-east-australia-weather-this-week/af5772b5-375b-471d-b107-9f50eb8bfff5

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https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/drifting-snow-and-damaging-winds-in-tasmania/1891303
Strong winds continue to howl across much of Tasmania today, including Mt Mawson where snow has been falling much of the day and snow drifts continue to grow. Damaging wind gusts exceeding 100km/h have been observed in some locations, including the following peak gusts:


106km/h at Hogan Island at 1:00pm

102km/h at Mount Wellington at 10:30am

For the second day in a row, a severe weather warning for damaging winds has been issued for parts of Tasmania.


These winter-like conditions can be attributed to a polar air mass which has roared over Tasmania in the wake of a powerful cold front. In addition to the strong winds and drifting snow, this outbreak of polar air has brought subfreezing temperatures to parts of the state this morning:


Mount Wellington fell to -3.0°C at 3:48am

Liawenee dropped to -1.8°C at 3:14am

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Other cold minima around the region included:

    -2.3°C at Orange, the coldest since last winter and coldest for April since 2008
    -1.6°C at Coonawarra, the coldest since early spring, 2025 and the coldest for April since 1999
    0.9°C at Renmark, the coldest since last winter and the coldest for April since 2024
    1.4°C at Hay, the coldest since early last spring and the coldest for April since 2024
    -1.8°C at Canberra, the coldest since last spring and the coldest for April since 2021,


 with Perisher and Goulburn's corresponding stats being:

    Perisher: -5.5C, coldest since just December and coldest for April since 2019
    Goulburn: -4.1, coldest since last winter and coldest for April since 2008
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/coldest-morning-since-last-winter-over-inland-nsw-sa-and-vic/1891311