Overview

• The complex low-pressure system has swept three cold fronts across southern Australia, bringing heavy showers, hail, snow through midweek.
• Temperatures plunged to sub-zero morning lows and widespread frost on the winter solstice in New South Wales and Victoria.
• Alpine resorts have recorded up to 50cm of fresh snow early in June, marking a strong start to the 2025 ski season.
• Western Australia saw 20–50mm of rainfall in Perth from the first front, with the system moving east to impact Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria.
• Residents are being urged to prepare for flash flooding, frost damage, power outages as they navigate icy roads, gusty conditions.