Snow fell in Orange to start the coldest day in years for parts of inland New South Wales. A powerful cold front surged across NSW yesterday bringing a very cold air mass in its wake. The air was so cold this morning that showers fell as snow at times in the towns of Orange and Oberon. Many Orange residents took the trip up nearby Mt Canobolas to walk upon the thin blanket that was laid this morning. Since this morning the temperature has barely changed on and west of the New South Wales ranges under cloud cover, with a number of places shivering through their coldest day in years. Thus far, Orange has only reached three degrees and in the Hunter, Murrurundi Gap has failed to reach seven degrees. If the temperature fails to rise this afternoon then these places will record their coldest day in five and six years respectively. The next seven days will see a run of cold days and frosty nights as the fronts keep coming. The next couple of nights will be chilly ahead of the next front coming across the state on Saturday. Behind this front the mercury will plummet even further into Sunday and Monday mornings. Some parts of the NSW ranges are set to experience their coldest nights of the year as winds become light and skies briefly clear under a high pressure system. A trough will bring some tropical moisture from Monday into Tuesday, bringing rain to much of the state. Unfortunately it doesn't look like bringing substantial widespread rain. The next powerful front will surge across the state on Thursday, bringing plenty of snow to the Alpine region and once again a chance of dustings along the Central Tablelands as this winter keeps on giving.