Sydney and Melbourne woke up to the coldest morning of the year today, according to the(BOM).
Below 0°C temperatures were recorded in multiple states, from Tasmania to southern Queensland.
Sydney and Melbourne’s coldest mornings
Parts of Sydney dropped to 6.5°C on Wednesday. The eastern suburbs of Melbourne got down to -1. 9°C, setting a new June record, the BOM said.
Cooler conditions are expected to continue into the weekend.
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Cold mornings around the country
Several Victorian and Tasmanian locations set June minimum records including East Gippsland in regional Victoria, where it was -6.4 °C on Wednesday morning.
Thesaid a low-pressure system sitting in the Tasman Sea has brought ”a really cold air mass over eastern Australia.”
BOM Meteorologist Sarah Scully said the system has combined with what’s known as a “high-pressure ridge.” These conditions have brought “clear skies and light winds,“ allowing temperatures to plummet, causing ”those really frosty conditions this morning,” Scully said.
