By DANE LILLINGSTONE
ALL the talk locally over the last week has been the possibility of snow in the Southern Downs region.
Last Friday there were predictions that it could possibly snow in Stanthorpe, that then changed to Tenterfield and ended with some snowfall on Mount Mackenzie.
Tourists and weather chasers reportedly flocked to the towns from all corners of Queensland and New South Wales in the hope of catching a glimpse of the snow. Many were left with a hefty petrol bill but there was still something to put a smile on faces.
Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales are currently in the middle of a cold front as icy weather from the Antarctic creeps north. Eukey recorded a light dusting of snow around midnight Monday morning and snow fell in areas around Tenterfield, Glenn Innes and Guyra.
The weather during July in Tenterfield has been nothing to sneeze at with the lowest recorded temperature hitting -5.0 degrees on 3 July.
Stanthorpe was predicted to drop to a low of -4 degrees on Wednesday, so it may not be over yet, although at this stage it is only predicted to be frost.
