Australia experiences rare November snowfall and cold snap

A significant cold front has brought rare November snowfall to parts of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. The weather event occurred just weeks before the start of summer, with snow reported in Cooma, Jindabyne, Thredbo, and Perisher, where snow levels reached approximately 10 centimetres.

In Sydney, temperatures dropped to 9.7C, marking the coldest November night in 20 years. Meteorologists noted a dramatic temperature shift, with Sydney seeing temperatures near 30C on Saturday before the cold front arrived with strong, gusty southerly winds and potential thunderstorms.