Winter chill hits

BEANIES and puffer jackets were in vogue across Tasmania yesterday with snow in the highlands and a top temperature of just 13C in the state’s capital.

A CHILLY top of 13C in Hobart yesterday provided a crisp reminder that winter is coming.

The end of daylight savings yesterday brought with it cool temperatures across the state with a top of just 16C recorded at Eddystone Point in the state’s North.

“From now onwards, there is not a lot of exciting weather on the way,” Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Luke Johnston said.

“We’ll see a few chilly mornings coming up, likely with frost in inland areas.

“What we’ve been starting to see now is very typical autumn weather.”

South Hobart mum Danika Nuto said the cool weather yesterday did not get in the way of her routine shop at Hobart’s Farmgate Market.

“I go every week and we figure that at the moment it’s better than going to the supermarket — it’s much nicer to shop there,” she said.

“Going to the market used to be a family ritual we’d do every week, but I’ve just been going alone in recent weeks while following all the rules. It was certainly a cold day there yesterday but I needed my groceries and wanted to support the farmers.”

Premier Peter Gutwein acknowledged the good job market organisers had done to ensure compliance with the social-distancing guidelines, however he said yesterday would likely be the market’s last day of trading.

He said he would reconsider its closure if Hobart City Council used its own resources to mitigate the concerns raised by senior health officials.