Queensland weather: Temperatures drop below freezing on Granite Belt
The mercury has plummeted below freezing once again in Queensland’s southeast, with apparent temperatures reaching as low as -3C west of Brisbane.
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Queensland is off to a chilly start to the week, as temperatures in the state’s southeast plummeted below freezing overnight.
The mercury dipped to -0.8C in Applethorpe on the Granite Belt, but the apparent temperature there was a frosty -3C
Other locations where the apparent temperature was below freezing included Warwick (-1.8C), Oakey (-0.9C), Dalby (-0.6C) and Wellcamp (-0.4C).
Bureau Meteorologist Felim Hannify said it’s the coldest June morning in Ipswich since 2019 and the coldest night of the year there so far.
“We still have the leftovers of that dry air but by mid-week temperatures are warming up on Wednesday we’re looking at daytime maximums from 2C to 5C above average,” Mr Hannify said.
Temperatures will start to warm up in the southeast but will linger for a little longer in the state’s south.
A system will roll through the southeast towards the end of the working week, leaving the region set for some potential storms and rain with temperatures to drop again on the weekend.
Over the weekend, Brisbane recorded its coldest June morning in seven years, at 6.5C on Sunday, while Monday morning was only marginally warmer at a brisk 9.7C.
Temperatures across the southeast dropped as much as eight degrees below average on Sunday off the back of last week’s polar blast that threatened to deliver snow to high parts of the region.
Weather bureau meteorologist Pieter Claassen said brief relief would be provided as a tropic approach from the west saw temperatures hitting the mid-20s in coming days, before showers hit on Wednesday and temperatures plummeted.
“Behind those showers we see another cold air mass move over the state and temperatures will drop 3-5 degrees below average across the state,” he said.
Mr Claassen warned Queenslanders not to get excited at the prospect of a white state, even in Stanthorpe.
“We will see fairly widespread frost over the southeast, with temperatures dropping below zero, including at Stanthorpe, but it’s not going to be a borderline snow event like last week,” he said.
Oli, 7, and Milla Fraguas, 10, of Applethorpe, enjoyed the cold snap in Stanthorpe last week.
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