Springtime snow dusts Hobart as cold air blows up from Antarctica

Cold front brings more rain with low-level flood emergency warnings in place for several rivers in Tasmania's south

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Parts of Tasmania have been dusted with springtime snow, with a weather system dumping more rain on the already drenched state.

Snow reached as low as 400 metres on Tuesday morning and falls settled on areas including Hobart's kunanyi/Mt Wellington, south of the capital and the Central Highlands.