Yesterday’s maximum was 3.8 degrees below the average for July, and temperatures are predicted to remain below average for the rest of the week.

Wind gusts were up to 37 kilometres an hour overnight on Sunday, but rose to 54km/h yesterday, bringing trees and fences down across Bathurst.

A long section of safety fencing around the reflection pond being constructed at Bathurst Cemetery lay flat yesterday morning, as did fencing outside the new car yard being built on the Mitchell Highway opposite the cemetery.

The alpine weather led to a number of road closures across the region. 

Roads around Jenolan Caves, Oberon and Hartley were closed for part of the day.

On the Great Western Highway between Bathurst and Lithgow, meanwhile, police had to escort motorists between Mount Lambie and Yetholme for part of the day.

The only road that remained closed late yesterday was Edith Road in Oberon, between Gingkin and Kanangra roads.

The wet weather continued yesterday, with showers adding to the 15 millimetres received on the weekend.

Bathurst had recorded 19mm of rain for July up to yesterday in a month in which the average is 48.6mm.

Bathurst’s State Emergency Service unit was called out to trees down at Raglan and Yetholme yesterday, however, they were both cleared up by Bathurst Regional Council.

Following heavy snowfalls across some parts of the Central Tablelands on Sunday, snow was again predicted to fall down to 1200 metres last night, and is predicted to fall down to 1000m tonight.

Single figure maximums are forecast for Bathurst today, tomorrow, Thursday and Friday before the maximums move into double figures on the weekend.

More showers are possible throughout the week.