Snow blankets Blue Mountains as cold weather moves across NSW

Icy conditions brought thunderstorms, rain and snow in higher parts of the NSW tablelands and northeast

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Residents in the Blue Mountains woke to a blanket of snow on Wednesday morning as a cold front moved through New South Wales.

The icy conditions brought thunderstorms, rain and snow in higher parts of the NSW tablelands and north-east on Tuesday, while a cold blast" swept the rest of the state.

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