Kingaroy sees -2.6C and more cold mornings ahead

The brutal cold snap continues across the Wide Bay and Burnett, plunging morning temperatures in some parts to almost 7 degrees below average.

Parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett continue to shiver through a brutal polar blast this week that plunged South Burnett temperatures to -2.6C on Wednesday morning, almost 7 degrees below the July average of 3.9C.

Across the rest of the region morning temperatures hit lows of -0.7C in Gayndah on Wednesday, 0.7 degrees in Gympie, 5.9 degrees in Maryborough and 8.2 degrees in Bundaberg. Tuesday was even colder.

The cold snap is expected to continue, with Thursday morning predicted to dip to a low of 0 in Kingaroy, 5C in Maryborough, 1C in Gayndah and 8C in Bundaberg.

Temperatures will start to rise by Friday, and a gradual warming trend is expected next week, with lows of 5 degrees predicted on Monday and 7 degrees on Tuesday in the South Burnett.

Despite the brisk mornings, daytime highs will remain consistent, ranging between 19 and 21 degrees in the South Burnett, 23C in Bundaberg, 22C in Gympie and 22-23C in Maryborough.

The cold has not deterred Kingaroy locals, who continue to participate in their regular activities including Saturday parkruns - though the temperature only dipped to 7.8C on Saturday.

Adam pedron and Leisa Green at the Christmas in July Ros Gregor parkrun.

Frozen water in Kingaroy on Wednesday morning, when temperatures dipped to -2.6C. Photo: Ashlee Trace.

Meanwhile, the Central North Burnett region has also experienced some frosty conditions.

Gayndah saw a low of -0.9C on Wednesday morning, slightly lower from Tuesday’s -0.7C.

The rest of the week will see lows of 1 degree on Thursday and Friday, 4 degrees on Saturday, and 5 degrees on Sunday.

The warming trend will continue into next week, with lows of 7 degrees on Monday and 8 degrees on Tuesday.

Highs in Gayndah will be slightly warmer, ranging from 23 to 24 degrees until Monday, when it is expected to reach 25 degrees on Tuesday.

Matthew Heit of Blackbutt snapped this frosty photo on Wednesday morning.

Nanango resident Zephyr braved the chilly morning for his early walk. Photo: Andrew Hedgman.

In Gympie, residents woke up to 0.7C on Wednesday morning.

The remainder of the week will bring lows of 4 degrees on Thursday, 3 degrees on Friday, and 6 degrees on Saturday, before temperatures warm to 8 degrees on Sunday and 9 degrees on both Monday and Tuesday.

Daytime highs will remain steady between 21 and 22 degrees throughout the week.

The cold mornings have created some picturesque scenes. Photo: Andrew Hedgman.

Bureau of Meteorology spokesman Harry Clark said the low-pressure system in the Tasman Sea and the high-pressure system over Tasmania were causing the cold weather.

“Those two have lots of southerly winds being squeezed, pushed northwards, so that’s driving that cold, subtly originating air mass over Queensland,” Mr Clark said.

“As long as we have those two features in place, we’ll continue to see those cooler southerly winds, and they look like they’ll hang around until around Saturday, at which point they’ll start to move away.”