A cold front has delivered icy weather, snow and hail to large swathes of the country with some places clocking record cold temperatures for May. The BoM is warning the cold snap isn't over yet.
The snowy mountains, ACT and central tablelands were covered by 10 to 20 centimetres of snow just weeks out from the official ski seasons, as Thredbo fell to -7C.In Sydney, the mercury fell to 7.1C on Monday morning with dozens of flights cancelled or delayed at Sydney Airport due to the strong winds.An Airservices Australia spokesperson said crosswinds on the parallel runways had reached 30 knots.
The cold extended right across the state with some of the chilliest morning temperatures recorded on Monday morning."Much of south-eastern Australia had their coldest temperatures so far this year, and for some their coldest since last winter," Mr Narramore said.For Tasmania, Sunday and Monday were the coldest days with widespread frost across the state.
Parts of the central plateau dropped to –7C on Sunday morning, with snow falling on kunanyi/Mt Wellington and some of the higher terrain.
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