Snow falls at Qld's Granite Belt for the first time in 10 years
Speculation that conditions were primed for snow in the region, about 2½ hours south-west of Brisbane, began during the week.
'I'm a local – lived here my whole life – and every 10 years or so, we get a dump. And we are due for that dump,' Leeanne Puglisi-Gangemi, from Ballandean Estate Wines, said on Tuesday.
By Saturday afternoon, the intuition of long-time residents and businesses based in Stanthorpe and surrounding localities paid off, with many posting pictures and videos on social media of snow falling.
'It's now snowing around Stanthorpe!!' Stanthorpe Holiday Park posted on Facebook. 'We have sleet at the park and snow is falling 10 min away at the higher peaks!'
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Holiday cabin and outdoor spa Orchard Hytte, located in Pozieres, posted footage of a flurry of snow falling near their site.
Senior meteorologist Baden Gilbert said the region was lucky to see any snow, with conditions only coming together in the afternoon.
'During Saturday, we did have a pool of cold air sitting over the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, as well as much of north-eastern New South Wales,' he said.
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