Cold fronts can pack a powerful punch, often bringing a sharp drop in temperature, strong winds, rainfall, thunderstorms… and sometimes snow! Get the cold, hard facts in our new blog: http://bom.is/d14a37 | Bureau of Meteorology

A series of cold fronts will bring showers, strong winds, hail and snow to parts of southeast South Australia, southern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania early and mid next week. What is a cold front? A cold front is the leading edge of a relatively cold air mass moving into a region of warmer air. In the Australian region, warm moist northerly winds often occur ahead of the cold front, while colder dry southerly winds typically follow behind the cold front. Learn more about cold fronts in

A cold front, and the low pressure system it is attached to, can be seen approaching south-west parts of Australia in the water vapour satellite imagery. Water vapour satellite imagery shows what's going on in the higher levels of the atmosphere, around 6 to 12km above sea level. The green and blue colours show areas of higher moisture, and the grey and brown colours indicate lower moisture. The cold front will reach south-west Western Australia this afternoon, bringing showers and chance of a t

The effects of the cold front will continue on Saturday, February 07, 2026, across Jamaica. Expect cooler temperatures, windy conditions, and periods of rainfall, especially along the north coast. These videos are not always posted here on Facebook but they are always posted on our YouTube page every evening between 8 PM and 8:30 PM, so subscribe to our YouTube channel if you appreciate detailed and thorough videos like these. Go to YouTube right now and watch this video so you can utilize the t