Orange experiences King's Birthday snowfall as ‘very cold' front sweeps over NSW bringing windy conditions
Alpine resorts across the country weren't the only ones receiving some early winter snowfall as Orange woke up to snowy white yards off the back of a low-pressure system.
Sky News Australia Meteorologist Rob Sharpe said it has been a 'very cold' past 24 hours for parts of New South Wales with snow continuing to bucket over the alpine regions.
'It's very cold indeed … a lot of snow across the alpine resorts; generally, there have been 30 to 65 centimetres of snow over the last few days,' Mr Sharpe said.
'It's even snowing in Orange this morning.
'The snow is falling right now in the Central Tablelands, most likely this morning for this low-level snow, as low as 900 metres in New South Wales today and a chance onto the Northern Tablelands but will ease into the afternoon.'
The start of the snow season has been one to remember for skiers and snowboarders with the season tracking to be one of the best on record as ski resorts have received 30-70cm.
This has been the best start to the ski season since snow engulfed Aussie slopes for the opening weekend of 2022.
Victoria's Mt Hotham recorded its third-best opening weekend in its 33 years of snow data.
Mr Sharpe said alpine resorts will probably receive another 10-20cm for the week ahead due to a low-pressure system which is bringing wet weather particularly for Victoria and eastern parts of Tasmania.
'Ballarat has seen 35mm in the last 24 hours. That's double any other day so far this year," he said.
Sky News Weather has given a detailed forecast for Australia's 'turnaround' ski season.
Meanwhile, windy conditions will dominate much of the coast of New South Wales for the King's Birthday on Monday.
Winds look to sit at a north-westerly of 15km/h to 25km/h, before turning westerly at 30 to 45 km/h in the late morning before decreasing to 25km/h to 35 km/h later in the day.
Strong wind blasts have led to the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a Hazardous Surf Warning for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts on Monday before extending to Sydney and Hunter coasts on Tuesday.
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