Coats and and scarves were the go-to accessories for those who chose to venture out of the warmth of their homes on Sunday, as the predicted cold snap for southeast Australia swept through the Illawarra.
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While the region largely escaped the big chills seen in other NSW cities and town, the front still left its mark on the temperature gauge, with the mercury staying in the low teens for much of the day.
The city’s beaches were sparsely populated, save for a few keen surfers in thick wetsuits, while dog owners taking their pooches out for a stroll opted to keep warm by layering-up on jumpers, jackets, beanies and scarves.
Meantime, Sydneysiders woke up to a city blanketed in fog on Sunday morning and at least a dusting of snow fell along the Great Dividing Range from central Victoria to Tenterfield on the NSW-Queensland border.
Up to 10centimetres of snow fell around Orange, causing road closures throughout the district.
The Great Western Highway was also closed between Bathurst and Lithgow due to snow.
Temperatures are expected to pick up slightly in the Illawarra on Monday, with a predicted high of 17degrees, however meteorologists say a low pressure system off the South Coast is expected to bring near gale force winds to the region.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning on Sunday evening for damaging winds of around 65 km/h with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h for the Illawarra and Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains.
