Cold blast brings springtime snow to alpine regions as temperatures plummet across Australia’s south-east

Thredbo, Perisher and Mount Hotham all recorded falls, along with kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Tasmania

Snow has fallen across parts of NSW, Victoria and Tasmania as an unseasonal cold blast whips through Australia’s south-east.

Thredbo, Perisher and Mount Hotham all recorded falls, while snow also fell on kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Hobart.

The snow had been forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), and though uncommon, it is not entirely unusual – many of the places hit by snow in the past 24 hours also recorded a fall in November 2022.

The falls brought a rush of posts on social media from those puzzled by the unseasonal spring weather.