Australia is set for the coldest winter on record, an amateur weather forecaster has claimed.

Temperatures and snowfall could reach shocking levels compared to previous years, said David Taylor, who runs the East Coast Weather Facebook page.

Mr Taylor, who has correctly predicted major weather events in the past, said that the icy conditions would impact huge areas of the country.

Australia is set for the coldest winter on record, an amateur weather forecaster has claimed. Pictured: Mount Buller, Victoria

Mr Taylor, who runs the East Coast Weather Facebook page, said that the icy conditions would impact huge areas of the country. Pictured: Falls Creek ski field

Mr Taylor said that weather systems were susceptible to 'butterfly effect' like scenarios where small changes can have far reaching results. Pictured: Falls Creek ski resort

'It will be slightly cooler than normal in the north but the real cold will be in the southern states and southeast Queensland,' he told The Cairns Post.

'I wouldn't be surprised if there is snow in places where it hasn't snowed for a long time.'

Mr Taylor has explained that his forecast formula uses changes in sunspot activity, along with Global Forecast System modelling, and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast.

Mr Taylor said tracking sunspot activity has enabled him to successfully predict weather events in the past.

He was lauded for correctly predicting that 600mm of rain would fall in Townsville on February 28.

Mr Taylor was lauded for correctly predicting that 600mm of rain would fall in Townsville on February 28. Pictured: Falls Creek, Victoria

Mr Taylor also predicted a 'decent cyclone' would cross the Queensland coast between Cairns and Gladstone this week. Pictured: Stanthorpe under the snow

Mr Taylor said tracking sunspot activity has enabled him to successfully predict weather events in the past. Pictured: Stanthorpe under the snow

There is a thunderstorm warning in place for parts of Queensland and New South Wales

He said weather systems were susceptible to the 'butterfly effect' in which seemingly small changes can have vast and far reaching outcomes.

Mr Taylor also predicted a 'decent cyclone' would cross the Queensland coast between Cairns and Gladstone this week.

'It's looking pretty scary,' he said.

Pictured: Drivers endure heavy rain and strong winds on Queensland's Sunshine Coast

A boy look over a snow-like blanket that covers a property in Stanthorpe, Queensland