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A bitter cold snap has resulted in a stunning snowfall 500km north of Sydney in the past 24 hours - with weekend rain predicted across most parts of the nation.
Residents in Guyra, between Armidale and Glen Innes in the Northern Tablelands of NSW, woke up to the unusual sight of falling snow on Thursday morning.
One shocked local uploaded a video to Instagram showing her child surrounded by white powder, with her daughter loving the unexpected snowfall on a local sporting field.
There were similar scenes at Eukey Town Hall, south of Stanthorpe in southern Queensland on Wednesday, as snow and sleet fell for the first time in two years.
Snow has fallen in some parts of NSW and Queensland the past 48 hours, shocking some residents (pictured: snowfall in Guyra, NSW)
This young girl made the most of the snow in Guyra after residents woke up to see the town turned into a winter wonderland on Thursday
Residents in the small town of Stanthorpe in southern Queensland saw snow for the first time in two years this week
Some parts of the Sunshine State shivered through their coldest July morning in almost two decades on Thursday.
Temperatures hit a freezing -4.4C in the town of Oakey, near Toowoomba, making it the coldest July morning since 2004.
In Sydney, residents in lockdown endured their coldest morning since August of 2018 on Thursday, with temperatures creeping just above 5C.
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