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Canberrans might have felt as though they had skipped a season on Wednesday morning, with snow falling on peaks around the region overnight. The Bureau of Meteorology's Sean Carson said snow had been falling throughout the night. "There had been at least 20cm to 30cm up high in the Brindabellas for about six hours last night," he said. Ski resorts further south awoke to fresh snow coverage on Wednesday morning - a promising sign for the coming season. Canberra had record rainfalls of 53.2mm on Tuesday, more than the monthly average for April. Wind gusts reached 33 km/h Tuesday afternoon but became lighter in the evening. The wet weather saw the ACT State Emergency Service attend 33 calls for help throughout the day. ACT Emergency Services Commissioner Domenic Lane said the jobs included incidents of fallen tree debris and leaking roofs. He described the level of damage overnight as minor. A severe weather warning issued on Tuesday for South Coast, Illawarra and Snowy Mountains Districts remains in place until 11am on Wednesday. All ACT Government operated sports grounds will be closed on Wednesday, as are all council-operated grounds in Queanbeyan. A number of flooded roads remain closed on Wednesday after Tuesday's rain. Mount Franklin Road was closed at Franklin chalet and Boboyan Road was closed to all traffic except four-wheel-drive vehicles due to snow. Point Hut Crossing has also been closed as of 4.25pm due to wet weather. The forecast for the rest of week predicts the rain is over for now, although there is the chance of a shower on Tuesday next week. The bureau is forecasting a mostly sunny day on Thursday with a top of 20 degrees, then partly cloudy days on Friday and Saturday - along with maximums of 20 and 22 respectively.

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