Hiked enjoy rare snowfall in Western Australia

A group of hikers enjoyed a rare snow flurry in Western Australia as a cold snap sent temperatures plummeting across the state's south.

With a forecast for potential falls, about two dozen hikers climbed the Bluff Knoll, the highest peak in the Stirling Range, for a glimpse.

The 1099 metre peak is one of the only places in WA to record light snowfall most winters.

Snowfall is a regular event on the high mountain peaks of New South Wales and Victoria, but it is an infrequent event across the low-lying topography of WA.

There are records of snow falling in the west dating back to 1846, but the WA Snow File estimates there are just 1.7 snow events per year.

Snowfall has historically been recorded in the hills behind Perth and as far north as Geraldton, according to Bureau of Meteorology records.

Perth and Albany recorded 8 millimetres and 6 mm of rainfall this afternoon, reaching a maximum of just 12 degrees Celsius.

Further inland maximum temperatures struggled to reach double digits as Katanning reached just 9.5 C and rain and hail fell across the south.

The Bureau forecasts showers and possible small hail for the south coast near Albany on Wednesday, and a potential 4 -- 8 mm of rain.