Brisbane, Melbourne weather: Bizarre phenomenon as temperatures go topsy turvy in Queensland
- Cold snap hits the Sunshine State
- Some towns experienced sub-zero temperatures
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An Aussie state known for its sunny weather all year round has been blasted by freezing temperatures after a cold snap swept across the region, smashing records along the way.
Temperatures plummeted across Queensland as the minimum temperature in Brisbane Airport overnight on Monday reached 6.3C.
Tropical areas were also hit by the cold blast with Townsville in the north reaching 8.6C, while Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast reached just 3.7C.
Residents in southern inland parts of the Sunshine State shivered through sub-zero temperatures.
Oakey, near Toowoomba, recorded the coldest morning across the state since May last year as temperatures dipped down to a low of -4.4C at 6.30am.
More than 80 Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) sites recorded temperatures lower than Melbourne, where the weather is frequently cold and cloudy during winter.
Senior meteorologist Harry Clark told Daily Mail Australia that a dry air mass across the state has led to the cold weather.
'That heat can basically radiate quite efficiently out to the atmosphere so certainly the last few nights have been on the cold side for much of Queensland,' Mr Clark explained.
Temperatures plummeted across Queensland with the minimum temperature in Brisbane airport overnight on Monday reaching just 6.3C (stock image)
It was warmer in Melbourne than many part of Queensland on Monday morning
He added that temperatures in Melbourne are slightly warmer because of the cloud cover that has created more humid conditions.
The Victorian capital hit a minimum of 9.9C - more than three degrees warmer than Brisbane Airport.
Mr Clark said the weather will start to warm up in Queensland by Thursday with above average temperatures expected by the end of the working week.
'[It will be] another cold morning tomorrow across central and southern parts in particular with frost expected inland once again,' he said.
Brisbane is expected to reach minimum temperatures of below-10C on Tuesday and Wednesday before it increases to 13C by Thursday.
The minimum temperature in Townsville will increase to 10C on Tuesday before warming up to a low of 14C is expected on Wednesday.
Mr Clark explained the cold snap is not unusual for this time of year but added several weather records have been broken as a result of freezing conditions.
'Winton [in Central Queensland] got down to 0.6C on Saturday morning, that was the coldest temperature we've recorded there in 22 years,' he said.
Elsewhere, Mr Clark said a cold front will move down the southern parts of Australia's east coast.
Conditions will be very windy in Melbourne on Wednesday with showers expected on Thursday and for parts of the weekend.
Elsewhere across Australia, Sydney will experience a cold start to the day on Tuesday and Wednesday before the temperature rises on Wednesday.
A shower or two is expected across the harbour city on Friday and the weekend is expected to be mostly clear.
Parts of south-east Queensland will wake up to chilly temperatures for a second morning in a row on Tuesday
Brisbane
Tuesday: Sunny. The chance of morning frost in the west. Light winds.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the west. Light winds.
Sydney
Tuesday: Sunny. Light winds.
Wednesday: Sunny. The chance of morning fog in the outer west. The chance of morning frost in the outer west. Light winds.
Melbourne
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Winds northerly 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h in the evening.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Winds northerly 35 to 50 km/h.
Melbourne is set to experience very windy conditions over the next two days with wind gusts reaching up to o 50 km/h (stock image)
Hobart
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h.
Adelaide
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely at night. Winds northerly 25 to 35 km/h tending northwesterly 25 to 30 km/h in the late evening.
ACT
Tuesday: Patches of frost and the chance of fog in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Patches of frost and the chance of fog in the morning. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.
Perth
Tuesday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and early afternoon, possibly severe. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h shifting southerly 15 to 25 km/h early in the morning.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny morning. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Light winds.
Darwin
Tuesday: Sunny. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending northwest to northeasterly in the late afternoon.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon.
There a high chance of showers expected in Perth on Tuesday and Wednesday with wind gusts of 25km/h expected on Tuesday
