Overview
- Snow fell on kunanyi/Mt Wellington and parts of Tasmania’s Central Highlands, with flakes reported down to about 700 metres.
- The summit of kunanyi/Mt Wellington registered about −1.4°C at roughly 8:40am on Christmas morning.
- The Bureau of Meteorology issued hazard advice for bushwalkers, warning of dangerous conditions in the Western and Central Plateau forecast districts.
- Weatherzone and meteorologists explained the event as the result of a moisture‑laden polar airmass steered north by a meridional jet‑stream pattern.
- In stark contrast, Perth experienced severe Christmas heat above 42°C, including 43.1°C recorded at Gooseberry Hill.