Australia has been plunged back into winter as extreme cold temperatures and wild weather brings snow across the country's south-east.
Thunder storms, hail and heavy snowfall was seen across Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia on Friday due to a cold front sweeping directly up from Antarctica.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the unusually chilly conditions will 'feel more like mid July than late September' with temperatures dropping to 10 degrees less than average.
Powerlines came crashing down in Sydney on Friday afternoon as winds up to 115km/h tore through the city and wreaked havoc.
Snow was seen falling in Ballarat in Victoria's Central Highlands along with Lismore which is just 200m above sea level.
Meanwhile in South Australia, residents near the Flinders Ranges woke to find their backyards blanketed in snow in Hallett, Belalie North, Canowie and Peterborough.
A man on a sled makes the most of the brisk conditions near Greendale in Victoria on Friday
Thick white snow is seen on farmland near Greendale in Victoria on Friday
Heavy snowfall was seen in Tarcowie in South Australia on Friday morning following a night of wild weather
A farmer in Meredith in Victoria captured sheep on her property after it was covered by a huge dumping of snow
A snowman was seen in Macedon in central Victoria as the state suffered extremely cold temperatures
Snow usually falls around once every two to three years in South Australia but fell on Friday for the second time in 2020 (pictured in Tarcowie, SA)
Weatherzone meteorologist Joel Pippard told Daily Mail Australia the front from Antarctica was bringing the icy cold air that usually wouldn't be seen.
'The cold front's going to leave a mark, it's definitely a winter-like weekend,' he said.
'It's going to be quite cold for a couple of days, Melbourne and Sydney won't heat up until around Tuesday.'
On Friday afternoon, Sydneysiders were hit with a severe weather warning as strong winds attacked the harbour city.
'People in the Sydney and Illawarra areas should take care as very strong winds are blasting across the area,' the bureau said.
The metro experienced 'hazardous' winds over 100km/h at about 5pm.
Weather map from the Bureau of Meteorology shows Sydney is attacked by strong winds on Friday afternoon
The wild weather event led to powerlines falling across Sydney's south-western suburbs
A roof was blown off a home in East Hills and became tangled with powerlines
A shipping container is dragged across Sydney Airport by the hazardous winds
Endeavour Energy said power about 17,000 homes in western Sydney had been interrupted
'Sydney 106kph; Camden 115; Kurnell 104; Holsworthy 102,' the bureau said.
The 115km/h gusts in Camden are the strongest the area has recorded in 15 years.
The extreme conditions led to powerlines falling down and a roof being blown off a home in East Hills, in Sydney's south-west, Nine News reported.
Locals declared the weather event a 'mini-tornado'.
Endeavour Energy said power about 17,000 homes in western Sydney had been interrupted.
'Please stay eight metres clear of damaged powerlines and report them,' Endeavour Energy said.
Two locals ride there houses as snow falls near Greendale, Victoria, on Friday
Cows stand on farmland covered in snow near Greendale, Victoria, on Friday
Tasmania's Cradle Mountain was hit with around 10-20cm of heavy snowfall while around 7cm fell in Oberon in NSW's Central Tablelands and 3cm in Orange.
Some South Australians were surrounded by such thick snowfall that one man was seen skiing outside his home.
Some elevated parts around Melbourne including the Dandenong Ranges could also see snowflakes fall.
Snow is seen scattered across farmland in Greendale on Friday as winter weather hits Victoria
Mount Elephant in Victoria is rarely seen with snow but was covered in white powder on Friday morning
Temperatures were expected to fall up to ten degrees lower than the average for Spring across Australia's south-east
A home in Tarcowie in South Australia is blanketed with snow on Friday morning
'South Australia typically gets snow once every two to three years and we've already had it snow once there this year so it's pretty unusual,' Mr Pippard said.
'It will continue snowing all day and night over the Alps in Victoria and NSW.'
The weather forecaster said Canberra was also likely to see some snowfall throughout the night and into Saturday morning.
Meanwhile Melbourne was forecasted to reach just 12 degrees - meaning it was the coldest day in spring since 2002.
Snow is seen falling onto the Goldacres manufacturing facility in Ballarat in Victoria on Friday
Not everyone loved the winter weather with one dog racing back inside after being covered in snow in Victoria
Another backyard covered in snow following a night of chilly weather in regional Victoria
One man started collecting snowballs into a bucket at his home in Ballarat in Victoria
Adelaide was also set to reach a top of 13 degrees on Friday - the city's coldest spring day since 1997.
Melbourne and Sydney will also be battered with thunderstorms late on Friday as well as ferocious winds.
Sydney will reach a top of 17 on Saturday and 16 on Sunday while Melbourne will only be as warm as 13C on Sunday.
The rain and chilly conditions will continue into the weekend, where the nation's capital will wake up to a 1C on Saturday and 0C on Sunday.
Over in the west, temperatures in Perth will plummet in the coming days from 31C on Thursday down to 24C on Friday and a wet 21C forecast for the weekend.
Hobart can also expect a chilly weekend with temperatures to reach a top of 12C.
Meanwhile those living in Darwin and Brisbane can enjoy a taste of spring over the weekend with warm and sunny conditions forecasted.
WEATHER FORECAST IN YOUR CITY
SYDNEY
FRIDAY: Min 8 Max 22 thunderstorms
SATURDAY: Min 9 Max 17 cloudy
SUNDAY: Min 9 Max 16 mostly sunny
BRISBANE
FRIDAY: Min 14 Max 28 sunny
SATURDAY: Min 9 Max 25 sunny
SUNDAY: Min 11 Max 24 sunny
ADELAIDE
FRIDAY: Min 7 Max 13 rain
SATURDAY: Min 6 Max 15 mostly sunny
SUNDAY: Min 9 Max 18 mostly sunny
HOBART
FRIDAY: Min 6 Max 11 rain
SATURDAY: Min 4 Max 11 sunny
SUNDAY: Min 6 Max 12 sunny
MELBOURNE
FRIDAY: Min 7 Max 11 rain
SATURDAY: Min 7 Max 12 rain
SUNDAY: Min 6 Max 13 mostly sunny
PERTH
FRIDAY: Min 13 Max 22 sunny
SATURDAY: Min 12 Max 20 rain
SUNDAY: Min 12 Max 19 sunny
CANBERRA
FRIDAY: Min 1 Max 8 rain
SATURDAY: Min 0 Max 11 sunny
SUNDAY: Min 0 Max 14 sunny
DARWIN
FRIDAY: Min 24 Max 32 sunny
SATURDAY: Min 25 Max 32 sunny
SUNDAY: Min 25 Max 33 sunny