‘Feels like minus 2.4C’: Queensland shivers through chilly morning
If you felt extra chilly this morning, you weren’t imagining it. The mercury has plummeted to an apparent temperature of minus 2.4C in parts of the state.
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Queenslanders have woken to another chilly winter morning with the mercury plunging to a ‘feels like’ temperature of minus 2.4C in parts of the state.
Blackall, in the central west, was the coldest place in Queensland this morning with locals forgiven for thinking it had dropped past freezing.
The mercury read 1.1C but the Bureau of Meteorology observations listed the apparent ‘feels like’ temperature of minus 2.4C.
Roma was close behind at 1.3C and Oakey at 2.9C.
Biloela dropped to a cool 3.8C just after sunrise at 6am with a ‘feels like’ temperature of 2.1C while Longreach recorded 4.7C, Winton 4.1C and Charleville 3.6C.
At Clermont, it was 4.1C while Hughenden in the flinders region was just 5.1C at 6.30am.
Those in the Wide Bay/Burnett region also felt the chill with Maryborough dropping to 5C and Hervey Bay 5.4C.
It was slightly warmer in the southeast coastal areas with Brisbane sitting at 12.1C, the Gold Coast Seaway was 13.1C but down the road at Coolangatta it plunged to 5.3C.
Beaudesert was a chilly 4.9C while the Sunshine Coast was 7.8C.
The ‘westerly winds’ also arrived with force.
Wind gusts of 54 km/h were recorded at Brisbane Airport on Saturday morning, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Winds were forecast to be about 25-35km/h for the rest of Saturday, with strong wind warnings for the Gold Coast for the weekend.
The cold morning will make way for a glorious blue-skied day with Brisbane set for a sunny top of 20C, the Gold Coast a sunny 21C and similar conditions on the Sunshine Coast.
The stunning winter day will be in direct contrast to the southern states who face a deepening Tasman Low bringing a burst of wind, rain and large waves to parts of Tasmania, Victoria and NSW with possible flooding in some areas.
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