It’s not always sunny and hot in Australia – now you know!
A cold snap has covered parts of Australia’s east coast with a blanket of snow – in the middle of spring!
Snow on gum trees – an unusual sight!
It does snow in some parts of Australia, but only in limited areas compared to the entire area of the continent, and there are Ski Resorts catering for those who love to ski.
Winter time sees excellent snowfalls for skiing in the Snowy Mountains region of south eastern New South Wales and north eastern Victoria. Several of Australia’s main snow resorts include the Kosciuszko National Park in NSW (Charlotte’s Pass, Thredbo), and Victoria (Mt Bogong, Fall’s Creek, Mt Hotham).
However, what makes this recent event unusual is that this recent snow has reached as far north as Queensland, which is sub-tropical!
The Bureau of Meteorology says snow falls have occurred right along the Great Dividing Range and as far north as Queensland’s Granite Belt. It’s fairly unusual to get snow this time of year around the southern parts of Queensland.
Puzzled kangaroo in snowy Australia – “What’s all this white stuff?
It must have given our native wildlife a bit of a shock!
Click here to watch a video clip from the ABC News and see the kangaroo puzzled by the whole event.
Oh,wow! Snow in Spring…that is unusual yet fascinating. I just hope the animals found a place that is warm and comforting.
I’m sure the animals found somewhere to hide out of the snow.
I had no idea it snowed in Australia! You live and learn
Glad you learned something new from my post Carole! I believe Australia (New South Wales and Victoria), has some of the best snowfields in the world – it’s big business here!
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Good grief, the weather’s gone crazy there too! But sounds like you escaped the actual snow, which (to my mind) is always more glamorous in theory than in actual fact. I’d like it if the snow lasted about, oh, forty-five minutes. Maybe two hours in a good mood—- I trust it’s all over now?
Yes, it didn’t last long, just a flash in the pan so to speak! You’re right – it’s lovely to look at but not so good to deal with.
Gorgeous pictures! Have a blast.
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Glad you popped over!
A pity that snow looks pretty but is quite unpleasant to cope with. Lovely photo.
It always looks pretty in a photo or on a picture postcard – hate it when it turns to slush!
Sometimes surprise snow is NOT good!! LOL Like last October when we got nailed and lost power in some spots for more than a week. Hope it melted fast.
It looks nice, but weather like that can have it’s drawbacks Jodi. A week is a long time to be without power.
Fortunately, that particular snow didn’t last long and no power lost.
The snow looks beautiful on the trees!
It does, and very unusual to see snow on gum trees!
Wow!
That photo is stunning. Did you take it?
I wish I could take the credit for that photo Tilly, but no, it’s not mine. It was sent to me in an email a long time ago, but I can’t remember who, so I can’t give them the credit it deserves; it’s a fantastic photo,
That was beautiful snow. I am glad you posted this I didn’t know it snowed in any part of Australia. I learned something new today thanks to you sweet Barb. Hugs
I think it’s something a lot of people aren’t aware of; we have some fantastic ski slopes in New South Wales and Victoria!
Glad I was able to tell you something new! Hugs to you and sweet Chancy.
The kangaroo picture was so cute!!!
I watched the video … feels so unusual to hear the talk about Spring and October at the same time LOL. Sorry you didn’t get any snow, keep warm though !
nother interesting post from Barbara….people living outside Australia are so suprised we do get snow here in the south…..
Thanks Paul. x
Thanks Rebekah – you see why we are described as being ‘Down Under’? Because we are!
Beautiful photo, enjoy the snow.
I live right on the coast, so we didn’t get any Cathy.
I would have to go further inland to see it.
As always, you have beautiful pictures. I love the kangaroo in the snow.
Thank you Tara, I appreciate you popping by. The kangaroo looks a bit perplexed with the snow around him!
Ha ha …. it threw me for a minute to hear the terms “the snow reached as far NORTH as” – Australia really is opposite us, isn’t it?
You can understand why we are described as being ‘Down Under’ – because we are!
Love the kangaroo in the snow picture!
I wonder what the wildlife thought of the snow – very puzzled, I think!
That’s an awesome shot, Barb, but I’m in fear of what might be heading our way.
Do you think we might be in for more?
loved watching the news clip – it’s a great way to see bits and bobs of the country, although it is weird to hear October mentioned in the same sentence as spring! Stay warm!
Seeing clips like that gives others a little bit of a view of our country and what it’s like Joss, so glad you liked it. It must be weird to hear October mentioned in the same sentence as spring – although, being brought up in the UK, I still think of Autumn when I hear October. No wonder they describe us as being “Down Under” we really are!
Something wacky is going on with the weather.
It sure is – the world over, not just Down Under!
We haven´t had much of a spring weather either in Western Australia, very windy and grey days lately! No snow though! That was a pretty sight though.
I live on the coast Sami, so we didn’t see any here either, it was further inland, west of where I live. It was very unusual. Wonder what the wildlife thought of it?
You are welcome to visit us in Canada and see feel what real snow and cold is. But with global warming it is not like it used to be, ten years ago Polar Bears on the Hudson would enjoy 8/9 months of the year on ice. Today lucky if they can get 6/7 months on ice to feed.
I remember real snow David – I was born and raised in Scotland! But I would love to see the snow in Canada. Shame about global warming, how it’s affecting the Polar Bears environment.
Ho! Ho! Ho!……so much snow in Aussie land brrrrr. get your winter warmers on Barb my friend……there are some strange trends going on with the weather this year. I reckon the world is coming to an end…..lol..xxxxx
I live on the coast, so we didn’t get any,
it was more inland, to the west, so I am still wearing shorts and T shirts, looking for a shady spot out of the blistering sun – I guess I will just have to grin and bear it!
Global warming and all the shifting around going on… This is remarkable. When I tell friends that we had summer weather in NY, last winter, and only one day of snowfall, they are equally shocked. Amazing!
The weather is crazy the world over I think.
Wasn’t it a crazy week…I live in Adelaide and we just had the tiniest of tiniest bit of snow, but I saw many pictures on Instagram of snow in NSW! It is very pretty, though!
But we had the snow up here in Queensland too Ali, which makes it so unusual.Sadly, not near where I live on the coast – it was more inland.