Cold fronts can pack a powerful punch, often bringing a sharp drop in temperature, strong winds, rainfall, thunderstorms… and sometimes snow! Get the cold, hard facts in our new blog: http://bom.is/d14a37 | Bureau of Meteorology

A series of cold fronts will sweep across the southeast of Australia over the next few days (25–29 May), dropping temperatures as we approach the start of winter. What is a cold front? It's the leading edge of a relatively cold air mass that's moving into a region of warmer air. In the Australian region, warm and moist northerly winds often occur ahead of a cold front, while colder and drier southerly winds typically follow behind. Read more in our blog: http://media.bom.gov.au/social/blog/1001/