Record rainfall in almost two months falls overnight

WILD weather has lashed Melbourne this afternoon with hail and heavy rain falling across the city. It comes after Melburnians slept through the wettest night in months.

WILD weather has lashed Melbourne this afternoon with hail and heavy rain falling across the city.

Hail pelted suburbs including Yarraville, Kingsville, Footscray and Montrose this afternoon as temperatures plummeted to just 7C in the city.

It was a dramatic drop from the “spring-like” conditions yesterday, with temperatures reaching 20C.

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Richard Carlyon said earlier today it had been “the wettest” since June 17.

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Heavy rain has fallen in Melbourne after a dry winter. File image: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Sure, why not a little bit of hail 😂👍🏻❄️ #melbourne #melbourneweather pic.twitter.com/ls8mjsCwyD

— Mathias Brueck (@mathias_brueck) August 11, 2018

It’s been hailing in Montrose. 😳#NotSnow #MelbourneWeather pic.twitter.com/59a6SEBmAB

— Michelle (@EffingHardy) August 11, 2018

“The cold front moved through Melbourne and delivered up to 10mm of rain,” he said.

“Almost two months ago we saw 16mm.”

Hail, thunderstorm and rain is likely this afternoon.

Heavy snow has begun falling at Victoria’s alpine resorts with 20cm expected over the weekend.

Some chunky showers moving over the #Melbourne area now. Hail and thunder reported. Radar: https://t.co/B8QhKWYzqt pic.twitter.com/kRXfyRpbnr

— Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria (@BOM_Vic) August 11, 2018

Snow lovers shivered through a chilly morning, with the mercury languishing in the negatives. The apparent temperature at Mt Buller was -11.2C at 10.30am.

Mt Hotham Alpine Resort general manager Belinda Trembath said the mountain would a snow base of about 180cm by the end of the day.

“We’re very fortunate here in the mountains that we are getting some fantastic snow events, it seems to be successive week after week, consistent snow falls and certainly fantastic conditions for skiers and boarders,” she said.

“It started snow about 8.30am and we’re expecting up to 20cm today.”

Cars drive through water lying on Alexandra Parade in Fitzroy North. Picture: Nicole Garmston

Weather experts say there is also a high chance of rain tomorrow with a temperature top of 14C.

Yesterday, gusts of 91kmh were recorded at Moorabbin Airport, with 89kmh gusts at Fawkner Beacon and 87kmh at Melbourne Airport.

It comes after father of four Eden Herbert-Allan died yesterday after his car hit a tree in Lilydale as destructive winds buffeted Victoria.

He died after his car smashed into a tree on the Warburton Highway as gale-force winds smashed the state.

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