Australians have experienced a weekend of bizarre weather with Melbourne baking in 30C heat while snow fell in Western Australia for the first time in 49 years.
A slow moving cold front brought the hottest day this late in the season to Adelaide while Western Australia's southwest received unexpected snowfall on Good Friday.
Weatherzone's Tom Hough told Daily Mail Australia the strange weather was the result of a cold front that originated in Antarctica.
Hot air from the interior ahead of the slow moving cold front also brought the hottest days so late in the season to parts of Adelaide and Melbourne (pictured)
Saturday was the warmest day in Adelaide in 117 years, while in Melbourne (pictured), it was the warmest day this late in the season in 57 years
'The cold mass of air came up from the south and moved over the southwest of Western Australia, which is why it has been so cold in certain parts,' Mr Hough said.
Hot air from the interior ahead of the slow moving cold front also brought the hottest days so late in the season to parts of Adelaide and Melbourne.
On Saturday, temperatures reached 32.4C in the inner urban suburb of Kent Town in Adelaide, which has already exceeded its record so late in the season.
'It was the warmest day in Adelaide in 117 years, while in Melbourne, it was the warmest day this late in the season in 57 years,' he said.
While the hot air from the interior has brought unusual heat in the south, it has also increased the risk of fire due to accompanying strong and dry northwesterly winds.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a fire warning on Saturday, which included a total fire ban for certain parts of South Australia.
While Adelaide sweltered, the cold blast of air also delivered a surprising snowfall overnight on Bluff Knoll (pictured left and right) in the Stirling Ranges in Western Australia
Dozens of hikers ventured out to trek the 1099-metre tall Bluff Knoll (pictured) on Friday after it was blanketed in snow, a sight rarely seen so early in April
The warning is in place for the West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges and Yorke Peninsula forecast districts.
The cold front is expected to arrive over greater Adelaide late on Saturday evening, or early into Sunday morning, which means temperatures should remain in mid 20s.
While Adelaide sweltered, the cold blast of air also delivered a surprising snowfall
