Snow on beach near Hobart, could fall in Melbourne’s outer suburbs
UPDATE: THERE have been reports of falling snow in Frankston.
THERE have been reports of falling snow in Frankston, while Mount Dandenong and Mount Macedon have been blanketed in the white stuff.
Frankston restaurant The Deck posted a photo of what appeared to be snow on Instagram this morning.
“Looks like snow in Frankston!!! Keep warm & please drive carefully,” the restaurant posted.
Snow has also been reported in Trentham and Neerim East in Gippsland.
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The view at #MountMacedon earlier. Photo by Gary Romeo Haevecker @774melbourne @3AW693 #vicweather #melbweather pic.twitter.com/zCn6J0PTog
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Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Terry Ryan said snow is expected as low as 800m tomorrow on what will be the coldest morning of the week, with the mercury struggling to top zero in the outer suburbs.
Viewer Joanne sent us this picture of hail this morning in Officer, south east of Melbourne. pic.twitter.com/8PKonxWXhX
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Snowing at 420m in Neerim East near Warragul this morning. Thanks to Gary Camer-Pesci #gippsland #snow pic.twitter.com/9z2XcxzS7u
— Jane Bunn (@janesweather7) August 3, 2015
Mr Ryan said another cold front on Wednesday wood bring more showers and the chance of hail.
“The max temperatures aren’t very high, it’s 11 degrees today and we’ve got 12s and 13s all week,” he said.
In Tasmania it has snowed on the beach this morning.
Snow has begun to fall at sea level in the Hobart area as a major pool of cold air slams the state.
It’s the first time snow has hit the state at sea level and the capital itself since 2006.
This footage captured early this morning shows snow falling at Bellerive Beach, about 7km from the city.
Bureau of Metereology meteorologist Tristan Oakley said the dumping was brought on by a cold front.
“We’ve had a cold front move through overnight and this is a quite cold air mass over the state,” he said.
“We’ve actually received snow in Hobart city itself, and it is settling on the surrounding hills about 50m above sea level.”
That's my car in the foreground #Snow #Hobart #Tasmania pic.twitter.com/F32KIhdpdm
— Kristyn Harman (@DrKrissyH) August 2, 2015
Mr Oakley advised the snowfall would clear around the city by midmorning, and would clear by this afternoon in outer areas.
Hobart has been sitting around 1 — 0 degrees while the west coast reached minus 7 in Mt Wellington this week.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a number of warning for drivers, bushwalkers, and graziers today as roads are covered in snow and flooding is expected in the northeast.
Meanwhile in New South Wales, just two weeks after being dumped with snow and ice, bushfires have been whipped up by strong wind gusts.
Firefighters will continue to contain a blaze burning through bushland in Wentworth Falls, which last night burned out of control.
The blaze threatened homes along Coronation Road but the threat eased as light rain began to fall.
NSW RFS Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers said crews were expecting gusty winds of 40-60km/h and higher by midmorning today and for the next couple of days.
— with AAP
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