Snow flurries forecast across four states as cold weather fronts push through Australia’s south-east

‘Burst of wet and windy weather’ on the way signals chilly start to spring for much of the country

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A series of cold fronts crossing south-eastern Australia in the last week of winter are expected to bring flurries of snow across four states.

“We’ve got a series of fronts and troughs that will keep sweeping across south-eastern parts of the country, bringing a burst of wet and windy weather,” said Sarah Scully, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology.