A bizarre spring thunderstorm brought hail and lightening to Sydney on Wednesday.
Residents in the city’s north-west were shocked to discover their backyards covered in ice, which also blanketed cars, roofs and even trampolines.
Pictures and videos shared to social media show properties and streets covered in what initially appears to be snow.
Lightning strikes and hail crossed through Sydney in bizarre spring thunderstorm
Residents in Sydney’s north-west were shocked to find their backyards covered in hail
The unexpected white substance resembled snow, covering the properties of Sydneysiders
The thunderstorm comes amid a temperamental start to spring.
‘As we got into Spring, we get these warm days, these cold days, these dry days. It’s not really a settled pattern,’ Weatherzone meteorologist Kim Westcott told Daily Mail Australia.
Ms Westcott said the hail was caused by thunderstorms passing through the Hills district, due to a low pressure trough.
‘The low pressure trough is also causing thunderstorms elsewhere, so not just for New South Wales but also southern parts of Queensland as well,’ she said.
Most of Sydney saw showers, but the heaviest rainfall was recorded in the north-west.
Eight millimetres of rain was recorded in Baulkham Hills and 28mm fell in Kings Langley.
Pictures and videos shared to social media show properties blanketed by the hail, following the spring thunderstorm
The thunderstorm comes amid a temperamental start to spring where Sydneysiders have experienced a variety of weather
There were showers across the city but the heaviest rainfall was recorded in north-west Sydney
Camden Airport recorded 9mm of rain in an hour, causing temperatures to drop by five degrees in 30 minutes.
Temperatures dropped to eight degrees as the thunderstorm ripped through The Ponds, Kellyville and Rouse Hill.
‘There was nearly 200 lightning strikes, when the storms were occurring, most of that was just around that region (Hills region),’ said Ms Westcott.
There are severe storm warnings in place for southeast Queensland and northern parts of NSW as some areas are urged to prepare for damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain.
Ms Westcott said the hail wasn’t uncommon as it can hit at anytime of the year, but she drew attention to Sydney’s changing weather conditions.
Weatherzone Meteorologist Kim Westcott said the hail wasn’t uncommon as it can hit at anytime of the year
Ms Westcott explain Sydney’s spring weather as ‘up and down’ with ‘showers and storms one day and clear and beautiful the next’
The weather will pick up again in Sydney on Friday with temperatures forecast to 26C before dropping down to 18C on Saturday
‘We’ve got a 21C day tomorrow which will be quite nice,’ she said.
The weather will pick up again on Friday with temperatures forecast to 26C before dropping down to 18C on Saturday.
Ms Westcott explain Sydney’s spring weather as ‘up and down’ with ‘showers and storms one day and clear and beautiful the next.’
‘Those long stretches of sunny days haven’t quite hit us yet,’ she said.
‘Those long stretches of sunny days haven’t quite hit us yet,’ Ms Westcott said
Sydneysiders have experienced a variety of temperamental weather, including warm and dry days and thunderstorms
There are severe storm warnings in place for southeast Queensland and northern parts of NSW as some areas are urged to prepare for damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain