Cold snap: Icy burst chills Coast to single digits

An icy burst and chilling winds have dropped temperatures on the Sunshine Coast to below single digits and the cold snap is hanging around

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CHILLING winds and an icy burst have dropped temperatures on the Sunshine Coast, with cold mornings expected for the rest of the week.

At the Sunshine Coast Airport, temperatures of 5.2C were recorded at 4am, while in Gympie they were 3C.

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The Bureau of Meteorology said the region averages about 11.4C for this time of year, but that these bursts are "typical".

Forecaster Peter Markworth said the frosty morning was caused by dry air pushed in from the southwest of the state.

"Expect these bursts to occur about twice a month. This is the second in this rapid drop of temps," Mr Markworth said.

"The region had some nice and cool south westerlies come in after the weekend trough moved through and cooled things down.

"Expect this cool change to stick around for at least a week, start to warm up on Saturday with double digit minimums."

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Mr Markworth said the winds had picked up to about 15 knots and that mornings could be the coldest.

He said maximum temps would hover between 19C and 21C with sunny conditions expected throughout the day.

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