Melbourne shivers through coldest morning in two years
Melburnians have woken to sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday, as the city recorded its coldest morning in two years.
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Melburnians have shivered through the coldest morning in two years, with temperatures dropping to below zero degrees in parts of the city on Wednesday.
Melbourne Olympic Park recorded an overnight low of 1C at 7.30am, with Melbourne Airport also plummeting to -0.9C about 7am.
The mercury in Coldstream, located just past Lilydale in Victoria’s northeast, dropped to -3.9 about 8am. Point Cook also fell to -1.6C, Viewbank to -2.1C and Moorabbin Airport to -1.3C.
Wednesday will be the coldest morning this week for much of southern Australia. Victoria, Tas, SA & southern WA will see AM temps in the low single digits, if not below zero. Widespread frost is expected. Most places will get warmer from Friday. Latest: https://t.co/4W35o8i7wJpic.twitter.com/cP8c8xt5JL
— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) July 2, 2024
In the state’s regions, Latrobe Valley recorded -3.5, Wangaratta -2.2C, Shepparton -1.2C and Horsham -1.3C. Mildura was slightly warmer at 2.5C.
Sky News Australia meteorologist Rob Sharpe said Wednesday morning in Melbourne was “the coldest in two years”.
“We’re expecting a similarly cold morning (on Thursday) but then the night’s not as chilly as the clouds build in,” he said.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned of “patchy fog and frost” in Melbourne, with the mercury climbing to just 12C on Wednesday.
The chilly morning was no deterrent to some residents who braved the cold for a swim.
Melburnians can expect another chilly Thursday morning with a predicted minimum temperature of 1C, reaching a top of 13C with partly cloudy conditions.
Friday will see a warmer minimum of 6C, reaching 13C during the day.
The mercury will drop to 3C and 1C, and reach 12C and 15C on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Elsewhere in Australia, the small town of Liawenee in Tasmania recorded the coldest temperature in four years at -13C.
Adelaide also experienced its coldest morning in recent years with a low of 0.6C.
The cold mornings are being caused by a combination of a cold air mass, clear skies, light winds and a strengthening high pressure system over southern Australia.
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