Tasmania is well known for doing things a little differently, and that has been on full show over this weekend.
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While much of the country sweltered through 40 degree heat - with multiple states experiencing heat waves - the north of Tasmania had to crack out their umbrella and seek shelter from the rain.
On Sunday, just two days out from summer, Launceston had copped over 30mm of rain with St Helens and Scottsdale following suit.
And moving into summer from Tuesday, Tasmania showed no signs of matching the mainland with a probable severe wind warning for December 1 and snow in the state on December 2.
Whether the weather gods are helping Father Christmas feel a little more at home as he prepares to saddle up his reindeers and jump into his sleigh is anybody's guess, but Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Tristan Oakley said there were some scientific explanations.
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"We have a low pressure system moving through Bass Strait and that's pushed a rain band especially over the northern parts of the state overnight and through Sunday morning," he said.
"Everywhere else across the country they don't have this low pressure system.
"They've had quite strong north-west to northerly winds which has dragged warm air from central Australia to northern parts of Victoria and into New South Wales.
Sometimes that heat does make its way down to Tasmania but Mr Oakley said that was not the case on this occasion.
"In this situation, because the low pressure system actually formed pretty much over Victoria, we were spared that really strong north-west and northerly wind that would've brought that heat down," he said.
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On Wednesday the BOM is expecting snow down to 900 metres, and from Tuesday temperatures across the state will be on the low side.
"It's going to be a little bit cooler next week looking at maximums of around 19 to 20 degrees," Mr Oakley said.
"Parts of the north-west, especially around the coast, on Wednesday will be struggling to get above 16 degrees. Wednesday will be the coolest of the days."
Again, there is a scientific explanation. And with rain having fallen this weekend and temperature remaining cool into the start of summer, it could be somewhat of a blessing in disguise ahead of bush-fire season.
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The BOM is expecting to issue a severe weather warning for Tuesday and Wednesday for damaging winds.
"We could even have wind speeds averaging well above 60 to 70km/h ... and wind gusts of 110 to 120 km/h for parts of the South," Mr Oakley said.
"Tuesday and Wednesday are shaping up to be really windy."
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