A strong wind warning is also current for Western Port, Gippsland Lakes and West Coast.
The conditions come after a freezing cold day yesterday as snow fell across the peaks in both states.
Temperatures hovered around 20C at lunchtime in Sydney however it felt more like 12C.
At 12:30pm yesterday:
Canberra was 9.8C with an apparent temp (feels like) of 2.9C
Sydney was 19.5C with an apparent temp (feels like) of 12.9C
Thredo Top Station, elevation 1957m, was -2.8C with an apparent temp (feels like) of -17.8C
Ski resorts reported falls of 5 to 10 centimetres overnight with more falling constantly throughout today.
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Coldest Aussie temp of the year as widespread snow blankets southeast Anthony Sharwood, Monday May 17, 2021 - 11:12 EST
It got so cold, temperatures almost reached negative double-figures.
After a couple of cold outbreaks in Tasmania, Victoria and southeast NSW earlier this autumn, a large chunk of southeast Australia copped its strongest taste of winter yet over the weekend, with frigid overnight temps, low daytime maximums, and lots of snow in the mountains as two cold fronts whipped through.