/ 09 May 2023

Snow season starts early

Image source: PxHere
Image source: PxHere

If you live in Australia and have fingers and toes, you already know it’s freezing cold. Well, not everywhere in Australia… Western Oz and the Northern Territory are still posting balmy temps – and as far as we’re concerned, they can respectfully go jump. Everywhere else in Oz experienced minimum temperatures below zero on Monday, which the Bureau of Meteorology blamed on a cold southerly front. The gusts also caused dangerous surf along the east coast, with waves higher than 6 metres that didn’t deter some thrillseekers yesterday. Inland, Canberra officially recorded its coldest May day ever on Sunday, with locals grimly posting images of snow and sleet on the surrounding hills and roads. The cold snap will apparently stick around, wanted or not, until Thursday. Brrr…

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