Snow turns the town of Orange white on the NSW Central Tablelands
The first snow of the season is falling on the New South Wales Central Tablelands.
Light falls have been reported in Orange, around Oberon and at Yetholme between Bathurst and Lithgow.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) had forecast snow in the Central Tablelands down to 800 metres, and down to 900m on the Southern Tablelands and Central West slopes and plains.
"There are a couple of areas where there's just a little bit of white in the corners of social media or on web cams but it isn't looking like the nice white blanket that we've had on the ski fields [in the Snowy Mountains]," BOM meteorologist Helen Reid said.
Overnight conditions plunged to minus 1 degree Celsius in a number of districts, with the apparent or "feels like" temperature hovering around minus 5C.
"I think most places have fallen below 2C which is when we start thinking about the idea of frostiness, so that's right through the Central Tablelands and down into the Southern Tablelands," Ms Reid said.
The BOM said the cold air mass creating the conditions was expected to linger for the next few days, with small hail and icy showers also forecast.
"I would suggest that today is your better day to see some snow come through," Ms Reid said.
"After that time, we aren't expecting snow to be a feature.
"However there is another slim chance on Wednesday that we might see something in the Central Tablelands."
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Snow turns the town of Orange white on the NSW Central Tablelands
The first snow of the season is falling on the New South Wales Central Tablelands. Light falls have been reported in Orange, around Oberon and at Yetholme between Bathurst and Lithgow. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) had forecast snow in the Central Tablelands down to 800 metres, and down to 900m on the Southern Tablelands and Central West slopes and plains. "There are a couple of areas where there's just a little bit of white in the corners of social media or on web cams but it isn't looking like the nice white blanket that we've had on the ski fields [in the Snowy Mountains]," BOM meteorologist Helen Reid said. Overnight conditions plunged to minus 1 degree Celsius in a number of districts, with the apparent or "feels like" temperature hovering around minus 5C. "I think most places have fallen below 2C which is when we start thinking about the idea of frostiness, so that's right through the Central Tablelands and down into the Southern Tablelands," Ms Reid said. The BOM said the cold air mass creating the conditions was expected to linger for the next few days, with small hail and icy showers also forecast. "I would suggest that today is your better day to see some snow come through," Ms Reid said. "After that time, we aren't expecting snow to be a feature. "However there is another slim chance on Wednesday that we might see something in the Central Tablelands."
