The unpredictable Australian weather patterns are continuing into the week with snow, ice and hail hitting parts of the country.

While January is usually one of the hottest months of the year, temperatures dipped below zero at Mount Hotham and snow dusted the popular Victorian ski resort overnight.

Ice and hail also blanketed the village of Orford in Tasmania, which shivered through a cold front on Saturday afternoon.

Tasmanians are sharing snaps of the unseasonable snow, with one writing, 'Is it meant do that?'

Popular ski resort Mt Hotham in Victoria has been blanketed with inches of snow overnight

Surprised visitors wrote the January date in the snow that surprisingly covered Mt Hotham

Meanwhile, the country's north-east is sweating through a 36 degree day as the temperature climbs towards a predicted high of 38 in Brisbane's Kangaroo point.

'It's unusual but it's certainly not unprecedented,' commented Forecaster Lauren Murphy - the January average is only 30 degrees, but the city's record sits at 43.2 degrees.

For once, Sydney and Melbourne are enjoying milder temperatures of about 21 degrees, while Adelaide is slightly warmer at 25.

It was swimming weather in Brisbane on Sunday as the mercury soared to 38 degrees Celsius

Perth is expected to be hit by a late storm along with a scorching maximum temperate of 36 degrees, according to 9NEWS.

Bureau of Meteorology in Western Australia has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding.

The Bureau also advised residents of Perth metro to prepare for high rainfall and gusty winds on Sunday afternoon and into the evening.

Over in Broome, Cyclone Joyce battered the city but did not intensify to a category three storm, instead heading across the Kimberly as a category one.

A snap captioned 'Drama in the Pilbara skies' shows the gathering cyclone in Western Australia

Dark skies, wind and cloud formations heralded the arrival of Cyclone Joyce in Port Hedland