'Remarkable': Snow flurries delight in unexpected places

The system is currently to the east of Tasmania but has a "long reach" bringing icy temperatures, gale winds, huge surf and snowfall.

Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said while there has been a "blanket of snow" in typical locations like alpine resorts, "remarkably there had been flurries of snow" in parts of NSW that rarely experienced it.

"We have seen flurries of snow in the Blue Mountains, Central Tablelands, even pushing into parts of the Northern Tablelands," she said.

"Glen Innes, Guyra and Ebor are some locations that come to mind.

"It may not linger on the ground for very long but certainly communities in those areas have been treated for a bit of snow," she said.

Snow has also blanketed parts of Tasmania and Victoria.

"Most of the ranges through eastern Victoria - Mt Baw Baw, West Gippsland and also the other Victorian ranges will have some some snow," Ms Bradbury said.

"In Tasmania it is very snowy in Kunanyi, Mount Wellington."

One of the hazards with the system was numerous wind warnings covering parts of Tasmania, Victoria and southern NSW.

"Tasmania is already windy, but through Victoria and NSW the risk is really picking up this afternoon," Ms Bradbury said.

In the NSW and ACT alpine region, damaging winds averaging 60 to 70kmh, with peak gusts of around 90kmh, were possible above 1500 metres from Monday July 15, easing early morning July 16.

In Victoria there is a gale warning for Port Philip, Western Port, West Coast, Central Coast, Central Gippsland Coast and East Gippsland Coast.

In Tasmania there is a strong wind warning for the Roper Groote Coast.

While no records have been broken, July 15 has been the coldest morning of the year for some locations.

"Central and Northern NSW and southern Queensland have seen their coldest morning of the year," Ms Bradbury said.

The Gold Coast experienced a frigid 7.1 degrees, its coldest morning in two years.

The low-pressure system was also generating powerful surf conditions on the east coast in Victoria and NSW.

There are also a number of flood watches in places for parts of Tasmania and Victoria.

"It is just flagging through these communities once the rain comes in you could see some river rises," she said.