October 2020 « Prev; Blackheath started to see sleet by midday and then full on snow by 1pm. Whilst our top wind speed from this event was 92km/r hour from the official Mt Boyce AWS, the wind damage in some streets seemed more like a result of winds beyond 110km/r. As the heavier showers fell into the quite cold lower level air over the mountains, latent heat absorption as the snow melted slightly, subsequently cooled the lower atmosphere even more, so falling snow that would usually melt away in September, remained 'alive' and settled beautifully across upper mountains towns.
Smart Water Videos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nelb6ed1eyidlx4/AABZVpYiPkDxJBleoiagXL8Qa?dl=0, Central West Councils Environment & Waterways Alliance, Application Forms and Zoning Certificates, Environmental Planning Instruments and Studies, https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nelb6ed1eyidlx4/AABZVpYiPkDxJBleoiagXL8Qa?dl=0. Edith Rd between Bastard Point Rd to Kanangra Walls Rd is closed due to low, sagging power lines (heavy with snow and ice) as well as snow and ice on the road. Sadly, it also brought with it some damaging winds with huge trees crashing onto homes in Blackheath. The Oberon Council has the latest information on road conditions in the Oberon area. The break of day has revealed a winter wonderland in Oberon. Even the ski fields didn't pick up a lot of snow. How far the freezing level within the area of falling snow is dragged towards the ground depends mostly on the intensity of the snowfall and the vertical variation of temperature and humidity of the air it is falling into. Further to the east it dropped off to about 1cm to 2cm of cover. To watch the live video stream, log in to 2GB or create a free Well, what a snow event this was, especially for the Blue Mountains and places like Goulburn and even Canberra - even though the BoM didn't forecast snow for the Blue Mountains, at all. Fingers crossed. Read: AUSTRALIA DAY 2021 AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN. Advertisement. Accumulations out that way have not been large but it seems a few cm has fallen above 1200M. NB: I'm not interested in any finger pointing exercises or unkind criticism but folk across the Blue Mountains do need the BoM to produce a clearer forecast during potential snow events, such as this. The changing climate has made strong cold fronts less regular and less potent in the twenty first century but there is always the chance of something powerful and snowy arriving in our region - even if its less of a chance, these days.
Your profile has been updated successfully. My daughter was staying with me for the weekend and she had only ever seen light snow before, so we went out looking for it as soon as the roads were opened again. Oberon had the heaviest snowfall for many years on August 9 and 10, 2019 and all the roads around the town were closed for a while. Nominations for the Oberon Council 2021 Australia Day Awards are now open. MasterNASA1 1,332 views. This allowed for lovely, drier snow, compared to the snow we had on June the 4th, which was very slushy and wet. Advertisement Cookie and privacy notice. Oberon’s winter days are cool and crisp, with of course frosts and regular dustings of snow.
Some light snow showers at Shooters Hill and Edith on the Oberon Plateau during Saturday afternoon and evening. Thankyou for joining 2GB, we're glad you're with us. We still have to wait and see how that pans out. So to summarise, a summer-like southerly change pattern, brought cold air along the coast on Monday night, which spread toward the Blue Mountains by very early Tuesday. SEE THE PHOTOS Oberon snow. Sunday the 11th had more snow showers commencing at around 7am and they continued for some time, giving us a depth of 3.5cm by mid morning.
So, as moisture laden air in the mid levels overlayed similarly (and unusually) cold air in the lower levels, we had a situation primed for snow, in this instance. Here's an excerpt from a NZ Met Service blog on the melting effect and how it can cool the lower atmosphere. Snow - Oberon Plateau - Extended Highlights - 17th June 2018 - Duration: 5:42. The warming climate has changed our frontal patterns a great deal. At this stage Council can confirm that O’Connell Rd and Duckmaloi Rd as well as all town streets have been inspected and are open. Council crews will inspect the higher altitude areas and advise on the road conditions after inspection.
I have a feeling we may see more snow this winter. NB: A bit of early sleet and snow is no indication of the snow season or winter ahead. Then, more light snow showers came in during late Sunday night and remained by daybreak on Monday, so that gave us snow on the ground on three consecutive mornings. Just enough to look very pretty as it blew around in the wind. Therefore, all roads are open in the Oberon Local Government Area. I've seen 10cm to 15cm of snow settle in Blackheath during 100km/r winds and just as much settle in calm conditions. '- Thanks, Laurier. Well, at 6:20am on Tuesday they did, after most of it had fallen. Edit the basic details of your profile below. Each and every winter is fickle in Australia and even just a few strong cold fronts can make a good ski season and fun winter season in the Blue Mountains. Winds from the N of W would reduce up-gully winds in Megalong Creek. Not amazing by any stretch of the imagination and certainly nothing like the May 27/28 system in year 2000. Alpine conditions at Yetholme and Sunny Corner ... Western Advocate reader Julie Cole captured a video of heavy snow near Fitzgeralds Mount, between Bathurst and Blayney, while there has also been a decent dump of snow at the top of Mount Canobolas in Orange. If you slide the map up to see Medlow Bath, where the row of huge pines was downed in 2011, you can see it is due E of the entrance to the Megalong Creek gully. The Oberon Plateau had some brief snow flakes amidst the sleet but nothing of note. Even Blackheath had a reliable report of some hail and sleet on Saturday afternoon. Wake Up Australia with Michael McLaren: 26th October. The first reports of snow came in just before noon with falls reported in Blayney, Black Springs and Oberon. Sign up to receive our Breaking News Alerts and Editor's Daily Headlines featuring the best local news and stories. See our privacy policy for more information.
From 3am to 4am, it was initially sleet and cold rain. However, I don't think many of us expected snow to fall at quite low levels, including Goulburn and even briefly in Mittagong. The atmosphere was quite cold for this event, with the Sydney Sunday sounding showing -30C at 500hPa, -10C at 700hPa and around -2C at 850hPa. For those new to the weather balloon data, those pressure points in the atmosphere indicate to us how cold and unstable the airmass (potentially) is. Blackheath had snow showers developing from about 5am on the 10th and the temperature was just below zero at the time. The temperature at the Bureau of Meteorology's official weather station at Bathurst Airport hit a top of just 8.7 degrees Celsius at 11am and was back down to 6.3 by 2.30pm. It was wet snow as the temperature was always above zero in the 1C to 2C range.
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Whilst this was a very fun fall, relative to snowfalls in decades past (from the 1800s to about the 1980s) it was a small fall. There have been no road closures so far but motorists have been urged to take extra care, particularly on the Great Western Highway between Bathurst and Lithgow. The atmosphere became a little colder in the mid and upper levels than forecast, so it was just unstable and cold enough to produce some light snow showers. As soon as I opened the door, then noticed heavier showers approaching on radar, well, no sleep was had after that.
Alpine conditions at Yetholme and Sunny Corner ... Western Advocate reader Julie Cole captured a video of heavy snow near Fitzgeralds Mount, between Bathurst and Blayney, while there has also been a decent dump of snow at the top of Mount Canobolas in Orange. That's what the weather balloon does. That is, the atmosphere from about Blackheath to 2km to 3km above Blackheath had a uniform temperature profile - the temperature was effectively the same all the way up. March 30th, 2019.
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