Long weekend brings first snowfall

Aerial view of snow which settled briefly in the Black Mountain area. Photo credit Chris MeFerran SE Qld Weather Photography
10th Jun 2025
Information provided by Peter Burr www.weatherarmidale.com/guyra

The long weekend brought the first real taste of winter to the Guyra district for 2025.
Monday June 9th saw the arrival of cold, windy and showery conditions across the Northern Tablelands with light snowfalls in the higher areas including Black Mountain, Guyra and Ben Lomond.
In Guyra there were light snow showers throughout the day but mostly the snow did not settle on the ground.
The snowy conditions were the result of very cold south-westerly winds following a front and low pressure trough combined with upper level cold air. After a minimum temperature of 0.7C, the maximum for the day was only 4.9C, although the strong westerly winds made it feel much colder. This temperature was the lowest June maximum for four years.