Other areas were hit were with more snow however.

A video posted to Facebook shows white roadsides and snowfall along what is captioned as Kings Highway, 10km outside of Bungendore.

A short, sharp hail storm gave the town centre in Canberra's north-west a distinctly winter feel despite more than three weeks of autumn remaining.

But other parts of Canberra had just a mixture of cold temperatures and rain, with the capital getting 14.4 mm of rain since 9am.

ACT Bureau of Meteorology on Twitter stated that temperatures were "well below average after a cold front crossed the #ACT".

It recorded a top of 7.8 degree at 11.26 am with temperatures falling from there.

The capital is expected to wake up to its first frost of the year on Monday, with an overnight low of 0 degrees expected.

The temperature remained stubbornly in the single digits on Sunday, but is forecast to reach 13 degrees on Monday and 15 degrees on Tuesday.

On Twitter, the bureau stated dry conditions were expected to develop from Monday, "with areas of morning frost likely".

A sheep graziers' warning was issued by the bureau, while a damaging surf warning was in place for much of the New South Wales coastline.

The warning area stretched from Merimbula in the south to near Forster in the north.

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