Snow falls upon Canberra suburbs for first time in nine years
The nation's capital copped a light dusting of snow today for the first time in nine years.
A cold snap turned Canberra suburbs into a white winter playground with snow falling across the city including on Parliament House.
How could you be glum with snow .. #snow #frozen #happiness #childlikedelight #olaf #canberra #canberradays pic.twitter.com/QjYnDv7c6u
— Frozen Movie (@FrozenMOVlE) August 12, 2015
The ACT office of the Bureau of Meteorology said temperatures dropped by two degrees with frosts expected for the next few mornings.
takes me back to the great Canberra snow dump of 1965 (my first year in the capital as it happens) pic.twitter.com/mvadJHlQSO
— Jonathan Green (@GreenJ) August 12, 2015
It was the first time the capital had seen snow since 2006. Even snowploughs were spotted about the place.
Lunchtime snow flurry in Melba today @canberratimes #canberrasnow pic.twitter.com/BUa7MbKuDF
— Tim the Yowie Man (@TimYowie) August 12, 2015
Spotted the snow ploughs out already on Adelaide Avenue @666canberra #snowingincanberra #canberra pic.twitter.com/vDeHva2ou2
— David Flannery (@FlanneryDavid) August 12, 2015
The cold front also brought snow to towns at the top of the Blue Mountains and further west in Orange.
News break - August 12
