Qld weather: Brutal cold snap continues after records broken

The brutal cold snap continues across Queensland this morning with temperatures again plunging well below zero.

The brutal cold snap continues across Queensland with temperatures again plunging well below zero in some places.

After the coldest temperatures so far this year early on Tuesday in parts of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, the icy blast continues on Wednesday.

Oakey was the coldest place in the state this morning, dropping to -4.3C just before 7am, with ‘feels-like’ temperatures below -7C.

Warwick dropped to -3.9C and Applethorpe -3.6.

Frost at Storm King Dam near Stanthorpe on Wednesday morning. Picture: Dylan McKenna

Brisbane residents were not immune, waking to single-digit temperatures, with a brisk 8.1C at 6.20 (apparent temperature 5.6C) and 9.1C at Brisbane airport.

Weatherzone.com.au says Brisbane shivered through its coldest morning of the year on Tuesday after hitting 6.7C and the chill continues today, particularly in the city’s south.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s Harry Clark said Archerfield in Brisbane’s southwest dipping to 2.9C, the coldest it has been since 2018.

Extensive frost on the ground at Storm King Dam near Stanthorpe. Picture: Dylan McKenna

The mercury plunged to below 0 at Amberley by 6am and 1.4C at Gatton, which had its coldest morning in six years on Tuesday.

“Generally, this morning hasn’t been as cold as what we saw yesterday morning across Queensland, in saying that it is still very cold,” the senior meteorologist said.

“We are still expecting a morning frost across Queensland, so definitely the cold snap will continue for another few days yet.

“But during the day itself, it will be quite clear and sunny across Queensland.”

Mr Clark said the cold temperatures would start to ease off into the weekend.

“We have got a low-pressure system in the Tasman Sea and a high-pressure system over Tasmania,” Mr Clark said.

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

“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.”