Snow in Oz?

[TarnishedPenny]

Really?

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/e...ld-weather-armidale-new-south-wale-queensland

 

[TheLobster]

Really?

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/e...ld-weather-armidale-new-south-wale-queensland

Down under, it's winter.

 

[iwatchus]

Where they get snow once a decade? Around here, we call that early autumn.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Down under, it's winter.

In Winter, get under down.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Really?

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/e...ld-weather-armidale-new-south-wale-queensland

As the article suggests, it's a "once in a few years" thing for a lot of places in Australia, but we do have ski resorts up in what passes for mountains.

Armidale is inland and about 1 km above sea level, so snow is a bit more common than on the coast.

 

[ElectricBlue]

As the article suggests, it's a "once in a few years" thing for a lot of places in Australia, but we do have ski resorts up in what passes for mountains.

Armidale is inland and about 1 km above sea level, so snow is a bit more common than on the coast.

I lived in that town for twelve years and never saw snow like it got a couple of days ago. A day or two a year maybe, but not roads closing like that. In relative terms, this is a cold winter. Not Canuckian cold, obviously...

 

[Actingup]

Really?

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/e...ld-weather-armidale-new-south-wale-queensland

Australia is the smallest continent, but it still extends from the deep tropics to the mid-latitudes. There’s usually interesting weather somewhere (in this case NSW and southwest WA).

 

[lovecraft68]

Now that the powers that be have admitted they can influence weather no one should be surprised

 

[Actingup]

Now that the powers that be have admitted they can influence weather no one should be surprised

And thus began the great imaginary weather manipulation thread of 2025…

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

The Great and Icey Snow Blow Job.

How frigid was Misty Freeze?.

 

[Britva415]

the powers that be have admitted they can influence weather

I missed that one.

Did someone claim responsibility for the flash floods in New York state? Maybe that was motivated by retaliation for the ones in Texas.

 

[SimonDoom]

Elevation is a key factor, I think.

Where I live, it almost never snows. The last time it snowed and snow actually stuck visibly to the ground was nearly 50 years ago. I remember that day.

But I can drive 60 miles and during the middle of winter there will be tons of snow.

I imagine that Australia is distinctive for the amount of its territory that never experiences snow. The USA is very different in the diversity of its snowy and non-snowy regions, often not far from each other.

 

[SimonDoom]

And thus began the great imaginary weather manipulation thread of 2025…

I have a palantir. I squirreled it away from one of the Numenorian lords long ago. Every once in a while, just for kicks, I put my hand on it and say, "Let there be snow in Australia."

 

[MelissaBaby]

It’s just fluffy water, get over it.

 

[RagnarHairyBreeches]

They can't "get over it," and everyone knows it's fluffy water. But it doesn't happen often. Never in some places, and there it is. They are thrilled. Like kids who've never had ice cream. Which is just fluffy milk, after all. Nothing special about that either. Right? Wrong! It's something to be savoured. People will drive miles to see it. It's a treat for kids and adults alike.

 

[MelissaBaby]

It's something to be savoured.

So is decaf. You might consider switching.

 

[Britva415]

Elevation is a key factor, I think.

Where I live, it almost never snows. The last time it snowed and snow actually stuck visibly to the ground was nearly 50 years ago. I remember that day.

But I can drive 60 miles and during the middle of winter there will be tons of snow.

I imagine that Australia is distinctive for the amount of its territory that never experiences snow. The USA is very different in the diversity of its snowy and non-snowy regions, often not far from each other.

And there aren't very many never-snowy or rarely-snowy regions.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

When it loses the fluffy too fast, it can make one helluva mess downstream including floating houses away.