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Fri 19 Apr, 2013 8:15 pm
From ABC News
Parts of Tasmania have received their first substantial snowfall for the year.
Snow has fallen on Hobart's Mount Wellington, Mount Field in the Derwent Valley and on the Central Highlands.
The weather bureau's Anna Forrest says it is not surprising, with snow usually arriving in late April, early May.
"We had a cold front go through overnight Wednesday night and the air behind it has been sourced from down close to Antarctica, so it's just a cold outbreak that's been brought up by a high pressure system that's moving towards the state."
Snow had earlier closed Pinnacle Road on Hobart's Mount Wellington.
Police are urging motorists to drive to the conditions following several accidents this morning
It was 0 degrees at Smithton this morning
Regards Overlandman
Parts of Tasmania have received their first substantial snowfall for the year.
Snow has fallen on Hobart's Mount Wellington, Mount Field in the Derwent Valley and on the Central Highlands.
The weather bureau's Anna Forrest says it is not surprising, with snow usually arriving in late April, early May.
"We had a cold front go through overnight Wednesday night and the air behind it has been sourced from down close to Antarctica, so it's just a cold outbreak that's been brought up by a high pressure system that's moving towards the state."
Snow had earlier closed Pinnacle Road on Hobart's Mount Wellington.
Police are urging motorists to drive to the conditions following several accidents this morning
It was 0 degrees at Smithton this morning
Regards Overlandman
Last edited by Overlandman on Thu 25 Apr, 2013 12:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: First Snowfall for 2013
Fri 19 Apr, 2013 8:54 pm
Going to be another cold one tonight too. No rain/snow forecast tomorrow from what I know though. Nice little window to get up to the Walls for a few days. 
Re: First Snowfall for 2013
Tue 23 Apr, 2013 7:29 pm
Sorry to be be pedantic about this, but Tasmania's first snowfall for 2013 was at 00:00:01 hours, January 1st.
- Summer Camp
Re: First Snowfall for 2013
Tue 23 Apr, 2013 10:31 pm
Yup, I have to agree. I walked up Little Hugel on the 1st of January and was snowed on..
Re: First Snowfall for 2013
Wed 24 Apr, 2013 8:39 am
Yep, got snowed on the Prince of Wales range around the first week of Jan.
Re: First Snowfall for 2013
Wed 24 Apr, 2013 11:32 am
Overlandman wrote:Parts of Tasmania have received their first substantial snowfall for the year.
Re: First Snowfall for 2013
Wed 24 Apr, 2013 12:16 pm
Overlandman wrote:Parts of Tasmania have received their first substantial snowfall for the year.
Re: First Snowfall for 2013
Wed 24 Apr, 2013 10:41 pm
biggbird wrote:Overlandman wrote:Parts of Tasmania have received their first substantial snowfall for the year.
In that case, oh yay yipee yay.......
Re: First Snowfall for 2013
Wed 24 Apr, 2013 11:19 pm
There was a dumping of snow in the Walls of Jerusalem. I missed out, walked in the day after however there was still a fair amount on the higher slopes, and appeared to be a fair amount on Clumner Bluff as well.
Was a fair amount of ice on Solomons Throne, plus snow on the tops of King Davids Peak as well. Was quite pretty.
Was a fair amount of ice on Solomons Throne, plus snow on the tops of King Davids Peak as well. Was quite pretty.
Re: First Snowfall for 2013
Thu 25 Apr, 2013 7:46 am
Overlandman wrote:From ABC News
Parts of Tasmania have received their first substantial snowfall for the year
lololololol (wooohooo)
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