A light sprinkling of snow could dust the Granite Belt in southern Queensland next week as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) predicts a wet winter with average temperatures for the state.
BOM forecaster Matt Marshall said the snow forecast was "a thing that sometimes happens in Queensland – yes, you can get snow".
He said the Granite Belt region was the state's "prime contender" for snowy weather.
The BOM is predicting cold air to track from the Southern Ocean, across south-east Australia and into Queensland on Wednesday and Thursday next week.
The bureau recorded a wetter-than-usual autumn season and Mr Marshall has predicted it to continue.
"We have a good chance of seeing above average rainfall for large parts of the state," he said.
BOM forecaster Shane Kennedy said while the Granite Belt gets cold enough several times a year, "it very rarely leads to snow".
The BOM last recorded snow in the region in June of 2019.
"You generally need two main ingredients," Mr Kennedy said.
Mr Kennedy said unlike frosting that forms when moisture hits cold ground, snow forms in the air like rain.
He said while it was "still a long way out" the BOM expected to see "a light dusting of snow [and] a … bit of accumulation on the ground".
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