An Antarctic "blob" has rolled across Victoria, the ACT and parts of NSW, bringing snow flurries, icy winds and record low temperatures. Only snow is seen on blue mountains which is few hrs drive from sydney. Find the best snow conditions in New South Wales for skiing and snowboarding. Drivers are warned to watch out for icy roads in the region — temperatures at Perisher are expected to stay sub zero and may feel like minus fifteen.
Sunny in Brisbane, temperatures topping out at 21C, up from a low of 10C. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? But skiers are celebrating, with up to a metre of snow falling at Perisher and Thredbo. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said the cause of the severe weather was a strong cold front moving northward in east Australia, bringing “very cold and unstable air” and widespread rainfall.
A man, 43, is accused of refusing to wear a facial mask to comply with COVID safety plan at Perisher then later intimidating police after he was forced to leave the resort. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Parts of NSW have been blanketed in snow, as a blast of winter returned to parts of the east coast.
A father and daughter have been rescued 700m down a slope after they went missing while snowboarding at Thredbo in NSW. Light winds. Ski resorts reopen as COVID-19 restrictions ease and customers couldn't be happier. Severe weather not seen in decades has swept over Victoria, even making it snow in Melbourne. Sixty-six centimetres of snow fell overnight on Friday at Perisher and the resort is expecting further blizzard conditions for Saturday. WA has recorded six new cases of COVID-19. Property News: When it comes to a partner's annoying home habits, should we live and let live? Egg-like ice balls have piled up on a beach in Hailuoto, Finland, delighting people who braved the cold to visit the island. A kangaroo jumps in snow near Lithgow in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events, Australia hit by rare snow in subtropical state, US thunderstorms to ease off but tornado threat still looms, National Weather Service issues highest tornado warnings in two years, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. It is expected to be the "coldest day" of the year for the Snowy Mountains, Canberra and Orange, the NSW Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says. The ski season is set to officially kick off in NSW and Victoria after weeks of delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Showers, cold in the northeast. "People need to obviously move their cars away from trees secure or put loose items away from your house or balcony. The movement of this low pressure system further east of Tasmania will intensify winds from the W/SW for these parts of the country.