Thunder, hail and snow expected to 'smash' Victoria, NSW, Tasmania

Melbourne will feel as cold as zero degrees in coming days, as storms causing thunder, hail and snow come charging towards south-eastern Australia.

A damaging cold front, coupled with a freezing air mass behind it, is expected to smash Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia by Tuesday evening.

Rainfall is forecast overnight on Monday and into Tuesday morning, before the possibility of hail and thunder developing later in the day, according to the weather bureau. Temperatures are set to plummet across Melbourne, with severe wind chill making it feel even colder.

Read the story from today’s Melbourne Age - “Melbourne weather: Thunderstorms, hail and snow on the way.”