Cold blast brings springtime snow to alpine regions as temperatures plummet across Australia’s south-east
Summary
An unseasonal cold front brought snow to alpine areas of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, while temperatures felt unusually low across several south-eastern Australian cities. The Bureau of Meteorology said warmer conditions were expected from Monday, with all capital cities forecast to reach at least 20°C by Tuesday.Key Facts
- Snow fell at Thredbo, Perisher and Mount Hotham, as well as Kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Hobart.
- The Bureau of Meteorology attributed the cold weather to air moving north from near Antarctica and south-westerly winds that lowered “feels like” temperatures.
- At midday, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra and Sydney each had a feels-like temperature below 13°C.
- Adelaide recorded the highest midday temperature among those cities, at 17.5°C, which felt like 12.3°C.
- Canberra recorded the lowest midday maximum among those cities, at 12.9°C, which felt like 5.3°C.
- Brisbane, Perth and Darwin had temperatures in the 20s or 30s.
- The article says snow fell in some of the same locations in November 2022.
- The Bureau of Meteorology and other bodies warned that a strong El Niño could contribute to hotter, drier conditions in the Southern Hemisphere summer and increase wildfire and drought risks in Australia and southern Africa.
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