Dive into icy waters at Falls Creek Ice Plunge to support Fight MND. Enjoy a hot barbecue breakfast post-plunge! It's all happening on Saturday, June 1.
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A strong wind warning is also current for Western Port, Gippsland Lakes and West Coast.
The conditions come after a freezing cold day yesterday as snow fell across the peaks in both states.
Temperatures hovered around 20C at lunchtime in Sydney however it felt more like 12C.
At 12:30pm yesterday:
Canberra was 9.8C with an apparent temp (feels like) of 2.9C
Sydney was 19.5C with an apparent temp (feels like) of 12.9C
Thredo Top Station, elevation 1957m, was -2.8C with an apparent temp (feels like) of -17.8C
Ski resorts reported falls of 5 to 10 centimetres overnight with more falling constantly throughout today.
The ski state of Victoria is extending its lockdown by a week to help control the latest Covid-19 outbreak. It comes as resorts prepare to open in just over a week’s time.