Surprise snow falls on NSW towns while fire threat escalates in state's north
- ellie978
- Oct 17, 2023
- 1 min read
Residents of south-east NSW were treated to a surprise mid-spring snowfall on Monday, while in the north searing heat sent temperatures to their highest October levels in more than a decade.
Snow has fallen today on the southern ranges down to an elevation of 800 metres, including in Cooma, Nimmitabel and Jindabyne.
The snow was heavy for around two hours just before midday and while October flurries are not completely unprecedented, today's fall was not predicted by the Bureau of Meteorology, who set the snow level at 1,200 metres.
The rare mid-spring snow is due to a polar air mass sweeping across south-east Australia behind a cold front.
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