Mungo Brush Campground across Myall Lakes. Picture: Glenn Gilligan (Daily Telegraph reader) Source: Supplied
Winter sunset at Taren Point Sydney. Picture: Scott Underwood (Daily Telegraph reader) Source: Supplied
Sunrise through the morning mist and trees at Holbrook, NSW. Picture: Gary Steen (Daily Telegraph) Source: Supplied
View of Sydney Heads from Fairlight. Bud Lally (Daily Telegraph reader) Source: Supplied
Early evening, autumn sunset over Parramatta. Picture: Douglas Dick (Daily Telegraph reader) Source: Supplied
Sunrise and fog over Oberon on a winter's morning. Picture: Sharon Ryan (Daily Telegraph reader) Source: Supplied
Sunset at Corlette Beach. Picture: Jeff Melrose (Daily Telegraph reader) Source: Supplied
Storm clouds gather over Myall Lakes. Picture: Glenn Gilligan (Daily Telegraph reader). Source: Supplied
SYDNEY'S run of balmy winter weather will halt this afternoon.
The city is tipped to reach 21C today - the first time since 1928 Sydney has experienced five consecutive July days above 20C.
Yesterday Sydney reached 22.6C, thanks to another day of warm northerlies blowing in from Central Australia and the tropics, which has made the city feel more spring than winter. The average city temperature this time of year is 16.9C.
Night temperatures have also been warm, with last night forecast to be a relatively toasty 14C.
As a result our skifields have gone from a 60cm base of snow to almost nothing after a week of rain and hair-dryer temperatures.
This time last week, the snow cover reached a depth of 64cm in NSW. Yesterday it was down to 30cm, and that was before last night's deluge.
As the whole of south-eastern Australia has basked in a super warm week, all eight mainland ski resorts have lost much of their snow. Mt Buller in Victoria had more than half of its 22 lifts open last week. Today it has a ski carpet about 10m long open for beginners. It's a similar picture elsewhere.
The good news is, it's going to start snowing heavily from this afternoon or evening. A huge cold front lurking in the Great Australian Bight is set to cross the Alps and deliver up to a metre of white gold.
The cold change will sweep Sydney, bringing wind and rain. It will be followed by falling temperatures and possibly snow in the Blue Mountains.
The Bureau of Meteorology said temperatures will fall to 19C tomorrow before the main body of cold air arrives, with Sunday's highest temperature just 14C after a low of 7C tomorrow night.
Forecaster Jake Phillips said the cold winds would bring a chill to the city, with temperatures feeling like only 5C to 10C. "There could even be a light dusting of snow on the Blue Mountains," he said.
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