Australia is being smacked with a wild weather mix across the country, with temperatures pushing a scorching 40 in some states, wintry weather in others and 100km/h winds.
The Bureau of Meteorology reported Tasmania got the first real taste of winter overnight as a cold front swept through.
The Apple Isle is aiming for a high of 17C, but with wind chills it will feel more like 10C for most of Friday.
Showers are also expected to soak the entire state, with some western areas likely to see a dusting of snow and even a bit of hail.
As the polar air moves over to the Tasman Sea in the next few hours, Victoria and southern NSW are next in line for similar conditions.
Melbourne’s highest expected temperature today is 19C with a chance of rain being 80 per cent.
Showers are expected to continue into the weekend with temperatures maxing out at 16C.
A damaging wind warning has also been issued for the elevated eastern ranges, and the Alpine regions are forecasted to get potentially hit by 110km/h gusts.
Elsewhere, for the eastern part of NSW and southeast Queensland, mid-autumn is feeling very “summer-like”, according to Sky News meteorologist Marina Neuman.
Brisbane is set for a scorching day, with the city centre hitting 30C, while the western suburbs are set to feel a fiery 37C.
NSW is feeling the heat too, with some areas even chasing records.
Central Sydney is looking at a top of 33C, with the western suburbs likely to be two degrees hotter.
Regional areas like Wollongong, Newcastle, and Maitland are in for similar highs, while the real scorcher is in the northwest with Bourke is pushing 39C.
However, this sweltering heat is forecast to pass by tomorrow as the cooler air finally moves up north.
Over in Northern Territory, category 4 cyclone Malia is tracking closer to the coast and expected to make landfall early next week.
According to the Bureau the cyclone is producing wind gusts of up to 260km/h, the strongest cyclone recorded so far north in the Solomon Sea.
It is predicted to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall.
