An icy blast has gripped New South Wales and Victoria in a single day, with late winter snowfalls within the Blue Mountains.
Temperatures plummeted 10C in simply two hours throughout Sydney, pushed by a sudden southerly wind change bringing a really chilly air mass.
In Katoomba, west of Sydney, it reached -1.5C however felt like -7C, resulting in a ground-blanketing snowfall.
Extra snow fell in elements of Victoria, days out from the start of spring on September 1.
In the meantime, a extreme climate warning is in place throughout New South Wales right now.
Surf and swell is anticipated to be hazardous alongside the coast from Byron Bay to the Illawarra.
Residents are suggested to remain out of the water.
The chilly entrance that has introduced the snow and freezing temperatures has already moved offshore, which means that the climate will not stick round.
However right now, Sydney and far of NSW can put together for a really chilly, gusty day.
In Melbourne the climate is more likely to be related, with an opportunity of rain within the afternoon.
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Drivers have been suggested to keep away from journey within the Blue Mountains on account of black ice on the roads.
The Nice Western Freeway is closed between Katoomba and Mount Victoria whereas Bells Line of Street can be closed between Bell and Lithgow.
As a result of climate circumstances there, is not any forecast of when these roads will reopen.
Moreover, trains on the Blue Mountains Line are operating late on account of heavy snow and ice on the tracks.
Passengers are suggested to delay their journeys.