In case you missed it, Granite Belt locals and keen snow chasers had their hopes of a white weekend rewarded after snow fell in the region on Saturday afternoon for the first time in a decade.
Senior meteorologist Baden Gilbert said the region was lucky to see any snow, with conditions only coming together in the afternoon.
“During Saturday, we did have a pool of cold air sitting over the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, as well as much of north-eastern New South Wales,” he said.
“But broadly, the conditions were not looking great for Queensland until about 3 or 4 o’clock [in the] afternoon, when we saw a very light … flurry of snow being observed in the area.”
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Residents and businesses based in Stanthorpe and surrounding localities quickly took to social media posting pictures and videos of snow falling.
“It’s now snowing around Stanthorpe!!” Stanthorpe Holiday Park posted on Facebook. “We have sleet at the park and snow is falling 10 min away at the higher peaks!”
For those who didn’t score a booking or take a day trip to the region, it might be a long wait for the next chance to experience snow in Queensland, with Gilbert telling this masthead “if you didn’t get there [on Saturday], you’re going to have to wait another however many years to see snow again.”
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