Families frolic in spring snow as kunanyi/ Mount Wellington sees icy conditions

A generous dusting of snow decorated kunanyi/ Mount Wellington’s peaks today, with more snow late-season on the cards for the weekend. FULL FORECAST >>

A generous dusting of snow decorated kunanyi/ Mount Wellington’s peaks on Tuesday, with more snow on the cards for the weekend.

Families made the most of the snowy spring season, including young dad Graeme Heaney whose daughters had never seen snow before.

“It was really good; a lot more snow than we thought. It was very cold, but there was no wind,” Mr Heaney said.

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Brisbane tourist Jade Stenson took on the mountain with her energetic 11-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl, who are big fans of mountain hiking.

“We actually didn’t know to expect that much snow. We just headed up onto the Lookout Point and the kids were really excited when they realised how much snow there was,” Ms Stenson said.

Tomorrow in #Tasmania will be "deja vu all over again". This is what happens when a high pressure system sticks around for a few days. Enjoy #Taswegians as the weekend is looking wet and windy. To see exactly what to expect go to https://t.co/5KDsVAm9Rqpic.twitter.com/zqlqsWgwv6

— Bureau of Meteorology, Tasmania (@BOM_Tas) September 14, 2021

“We’re heading to Cradle Mountain next, so we thought there might be some more snow around that area.”

Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Luke Johnston said Hobartians could expect to see more snow for kunanyi/ Mount Wellington over the weekend.

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By Monday, Mr Johnston estimated the snow would reach to around the 500 metre mark up the mountain.

“The snow on the mountain was a combination of showers that fell in a relatively cold air mass early this week. Not overly impressive, but it’s a sign it’s pretty chilly,” Mr Johnston said.

“That cold air is going to linger over us and slowly warm up towards the end of the week. Then it’s looking like a proper set of cold fronts on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.”

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