Showers, icy temperatures for Melbourne with snow in the Victorian Alps

Snow is back falling across the Alps as ski-lovers rejoice. But if you’re heading to work, grab your brolly for the commute in with showers and icy temperatures set to stick around Melbourne today.

Melbourne weather set to get cold with snow falling in the Alps.

The chill factor will hang around Victoria today as icy conditions make for an uncomfortable commute to work.

Although Melbourne is set to receive about 1mm of rain today, that doesn’t mean the weather won’t be freezing.

At 7.30am, it was 7.1C in the CBD but the apparent temperature was sitting at 4.6C.

If you thought that was bad, out at Essendon Airport it dipped to 6C at 6.30am with an apparent temperature of a bone-chilling 1C.

It will be a mostly cloudy day across Melbourne, heading for a top of 12C in the CBD, with showers mostly in the eastern suburbs and the Dandenongs.

We can expect more cold mornings through the week and into the weekend.

Showers approaching #Melbourne will be accompanied by colder SW'ly winds with the risk of hail and thunder - it is currently 5°C @ Ballarat, 8°C @ Aireys Inlet and 9°C @ at Geelong! https://t.co/8AozJr6l6e #Melbweather pic.twitter.com/7y1TM1fzD6

— Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria (@BOM_Vic) June 18, 2019

DROP EVERYTHING🙌🏻🌨⛷🏂☃️#MtBuller #SnowVic #Snow #NeverMissAMoment #MansfieldMtBuller #MelbWeather #JanesWeather pic.twitter.com/cjY00BHSq8

— Mt Buller (@mtbuller) June 18, 2019

That doesn’t look good. Over Box Hill and Doncaster right now. #Melbourne #melbweather #storms #stormchasing #Rain #coldcalling pic.twitter.com/QKPGOI2x5N

— Iffy (@iffy2) June 18, 2019

Another view of the #storm over Box Hill and Doncaster. #Melbourne #melbourneweather #stormchasing pic.twitter.com/w67lHKZap9

— Iffy (@iffy2) June 18, 2019

Meanwhile, skiers were happy in the Alps, with Falls Creek measuring the coldest part of the state today, with a low of -2C after 8.30am.

Hello #snow my old friend. #Hotham #coldsnap #SnowReport pic.twitter.com/0aLMk5ZED8

— Hotham (@_hotham) June 18, 2019