Schools are closed; trains are cancelled: snow is falling around New South Wales and parts of Queensland, and the photos are awesome.
If you live anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere and get an annual dusting of the cold stuff, you probably don’t understand why this is a big deal.
Australia is hot. Even in Winter. A Winter’s day can deliver temperatures as high as mid-20 degrees Celcius. Over the last few weeks, however, Australia has been blasted by cold fronts coming up from the Antarctic. Temperatures have been through the floor, and the nation’s snow tourists couldn’t have been happier.
Overnight, the temperature dropped to around zero degrees around New South Wales and Queensland, and the snow started to fall.
Here’s what it looked like on social media.
What. Even pic.twitter.com/O26QFkbxKQ
— Chopper Coopes (@coopesdetat) July 16, 2015
Awesome snow on the front of mum and dad’s place in #Orange pic.twitter.com/KVR94PuQJy
— Bevan Shields (@BevanShields) July 16, 2015
So much snow! A huge fall in Forest Reefs, outside of Orange. #TenNews 5pm pic.twitter.com/m5PmhMNpBH
— TEN Eyewitness News (@channeltennews) July 16, 2015
Skiers and snowmen in Queensland as Antarctic Blast brings more snow to Australia. http://t.co/wnKWeUHS1k #9News pic.twitter.com/nP1WAlEUHa
— Nine News Australia (@9NewsAUS) July 16, 2015
More snow! Sorry, I can account on one hand the number of times in my life I’ve seen snow. This is exciting! pic.twitter.com/1HfYWGyXi8
— Ghost in the Chelle (@riding_red) July 16, 2015
Snow and ice conditions for Orange locals this morning. #9News pic.twitter.com/JbqanEWEiK
— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) July 16, 2015
“It is like a winter wonderland here” @PhilWillmington. QLD residents have spent the night playing in snow! #Today9 pic.twitter.com/jd58BAgTqf
— The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) July 16, 2015
Passengers on the Blue Mountains line urged to allow extra travel time today due to heavy snow. @TrainLinkWest #9News pic.twitter.com/Uao8pRXJNX
— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) July 16, 2015
Snowboarding in Katoomba St. Seriously. pic.twitter.com/uP6QEAfhBW
— El Gibbs (@bluntshovels) July 16, 2015
Fantastic snow in #OrangeNSW again http://t.co/D1cRxpLIhQ
— Bevan Shields (@BevanShields) July 16, 2015
Anyone for snow? Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains. pic.twitter.com/4ehU0ytUM3
— Alice Workman (@workmanalice) July 16, 2015
Hume hwy closed both directions at #berrima due to snow. Meanwhile @PerisherResort … pic.twitter.com/MGa6NZ4DTt
— Julia Holmes (@HolaJH) July 16, 2015
If only there was some advice you could follow about how to stay warm when it’s cold outside…
Snow image via Shutterstock