Frosty morning temperatures are expected over Victoria and New South Wales on Thursday after a major cold front crosses the southeast parts of Australia.
Clear skies and cold air in the system’s wake are likely to lead to the first of the season for non-alpine areas, Weatherzone reports.
It will be the coldest morning so far this year for southeast Australia and potentially the coldest April morning for two years for most of NSW.
Early morning temperatures below 10C have been forecast for at least some towns in both states, while many places across NSW are likely to see temperatures close to zero.
Sydney and Melbourne will see lows of 10C on both Thursday and Friday this week, with the weather not set to be much better as the weekend rolls around.
The Bureau of Meteorology said temperatures dropped to around 9 to 10C in Melbourne this morning as the city dealt with a winter blast and rain that caused the closure of two train stations due to flooding.
‘So far today, we have had a top temperature of 14.5C, it’s the coldest day of the year so far and there’s been quite a lot of rainfall,’ senior forecaster Scott Williams told Daily Mail Australia.
‘In the last 48 hours, the city has had 42mm of rain and other parts of Victoria have had up to 70mm.
‘So a lot of rainfall and very gusty winds around the metropolitan area of up to about 70km/h, which makes it feels a lot cooler. It feels like 9 degrees.’
Mr Williams said the weather in Melbourne will remain cold for the next few days.
‘It will stay cold tomorrow, it will be cold and cloudy, around 15 degrees. We are in for a pretty extended spell of cooler weather.’
Hail and rain hit Melbourne during peak hour on Wednesday with a thunderstorm moving across the CBD.
Source: Sydney weather: Winter blast ends endless summer | Daily Mail Online
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