Winter has officially begun with temperatures plummeting well below zero to mark the start of June.
The lowest temperature in Australia on the first morning of winter was Cooma Airport in New South Wales, which dipped to -5.5C at 6:16am.
The next coldest spots were Canberra Airport and Goulburn Airport, which both reached -5.2C between 7:00am and 7:30am.
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Here's the coldest temperatures recorded for each state this morning:
- NSW: Cooma –5.5C
- ACT: Canberra –5.2C
- Victoria: Omeo –3.2C
- Tasmania: Ouse –2.7C
- South Australia: Loxton 0.7C
- Queensland: Applethorpe 1.1C
- Western Australia: Gingin 3.5C
- Northern Territory: Jervois 9.0C
The capital cities are also expected to be in for a chilly day with temperatures in Hobart and Melbourne forecast to range between 6C and 15C forecast in both cities.
https://twitter.com/BOM_au/status/1399478292244205577Troughs and a low are generating strong winds and showers in WA's west and south, most intense in the south.
A trough is also causing patchy rain from Western Australia's north to South Australia's west.
Moist south-easterly winds on the Queensland and Arnhem coasts are bringing showers.
A high is keeping elsewhere dry.
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https://twitter.com/weatherzone/status/1399176925109575680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3Aweatherzone%7Ctwgr%5EeyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19%7Ctwcon%5Etimelinechrome&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weatherzone.com.au%2Fincludes%2Ftwitter%2FThe final morning of autumn was a frosty affair in south-eastern Australia, with a few places registering their lowest temperature in several years.
A lingering cold air mass, combined with clear skies and light winds beneath a large high pressure system, have provided perfect conditions for prolific overnight cooling during the last couple of nights.
Melbourne recorded its coldest May morning in 72 years on Sunday with temperatures plummeting to 1.7C and Adelaide Airport's coldest May morning in 36 years (2.2C).
The frost was widespread once again yesterday as temperatures plummeted across southeastern Australia, making for a wintry final morning of autumn.
In Victoria, Mangalore Airport reached -3.3C, Yarram hit -4.1C and Omeo fell even further to -5.7C - all recording their coldest morning in four years on Monday.
Melbourne's low of 3C was only a slight improvement from Sunday morning's 1.7C.
In NSW and the ACT, Monday was the coldest morning in three years for Canberra and Bombala both dropping to -6.3C, while Fowlers Gap plunged to -1.8C.
Sydney cooled to 9.6C on Monday morning. While this wasn't as cold as Saturday morning (8.6C), it was the city's 10th morning below 10C in May, which hasn't happened for a decade.
Looking ahead, overnight temperatures will warm up in southeastern Australia during the next few nights, thanks to northerly winds and increasing cloud cover ahead of an approaching low pressure system.
The wild surf conditions will persist today for NSW due to a a slow-moving low pressure system near New Zealand is bringing large swells to the region.
Waves exceeding five metres are expected along the coast easing during the day with residents warned of coastal erosion in south-facing areas.
