Melbourne could record its coldest April day in nearly a quarter of a century and is on track to eclipse last year's rainfall level in under five months as Victorians brace for heavy downpours, flash flooding and a freezing change this week.
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| Alisha Bennett and three of her four children - Ava, 12, Lukas, 11, and Arabella, 5. They are waiting to have their heating fixed. |
The Bureau of Meteorology said Thursday's 13-degrees forecast would make it the coldest April day since 1996. It will feel even colder due to strong winds.
"It's certainly unusual for April," bureau senior metrologist Kevin Parkyn said.
Victoria will be hit with heavy rain, beginning on Wednesday in some areas such as the state's north-east ranges, tipped to top 100 millimetres.
Melbourne, particularly the eastern suburbs, could experience 15 to 35 millimetres of rain, the bureau says.
Read the story from The Age by Anthony Colangelo and Michael Fowler - “Cold snap ahead as state braces for 'full gamut' of extreme weather.”
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