Antarctic winds trigger rare snowfall across southeast Australia

Antarctic air touching Australia’s south-east triggered snowfall down to low altitudes across several states on Saturday, with many people out enjoying the rare event despite wild winds and heavy snow that closed some roads.
Pictures of snowy towns and landscapes across New South Wales (NSW), Victoria, the Australia Capital Territory and the island state of Tasmania flooded social media as locals rushed to capture the surprise early-spring snowfall.
“We’ve seen light #snow make it to #Canberra today, and yes even heard a few rogue flakes landed on Parliament House,” in the nation’s capital, the Bureau of Meteorology said in a Twitter post.
Over one metre (3.3 feet) of snow had fallen in several alpine regions, and the cold weather would likely remain for several days, the bureau said.

Reuters