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Cold and rainy Weekend Forecast for Australia's East Coast

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If you’re on the east coast of Australia, don’t put away your jackets or umbrellas just yet — the weekend’s bringing a mix of cold snaps and soggy skies.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued weather warnings along the entire east coast, with everything from rain to damaging winds expected to hit different parts of the country over the next few days.

Starting with Queensland and New South Wales, rain that’s been hanging around today isn’t going anywhere just yet. In Queensland, things should start to clear from late Saturday morning, but cool south-westerly winds will move in behind the wet weather, so it’ll still feel chilly.

In NSW, the real action kicks off on Sunday, with a coastal low-pressure system expected to form and deepen. That means showers, strong winds — possibly damaging — and hazardous surf are all on the way, according to BoM meteorologist Miriam Bradbury.

“The location, development and movement of this system will directly influence the rainfall totals and the impact along the coast,” she said.

Southern and central NSW will see the heaviest rainfall on Sunday, but by Monday and Tuesday, that wet weather will shift north to hit the Central Coast, Hunter, and Mid North Coast.

Expect at least 50mm of rain daily along the coast, with some areas seeing much more.

There’s also a risk of damaging winds and rough surf — which could bring down trees and make coastal conditions dangerous.

Meanwhile, further south, Tasmania, Victoria, and South Australia are bracing for what’s being called the coldest weekend of the year so far. A cold front is sweeping through, bringing gusty winds, scattered showers, and even a chance of hail in Victoria and severe frost in Tasmania.