Frost expected in 'every single state' in the country amid chilly start to weekend as below-zero temperatures set in
Frost warnings were issued for many regions in Australia's southeast for Saturday morning, including Canberra, where temperatures were expected to dip below zero.
Sky News Meteorologist Marina Neuman said Saturday's frost forecast was 'widespread' across much of the country, affecting both east and west coasts.
The large area of expected frost cover included ACT and most of New South Wales as well as parts of Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory and Western Australia.
'That means the entire country, every single state, all likely to see frost at least somewhere within their respective state or territory on Saturday morning,' Neuman said on Friday evening.
She said parts of the country's southeast recorded 'icy cold' temperatures on Friday morning, with Canberra plummeting to just 1.3C.
The federal capital had been expected to drop to –5C on Saturday morning, while Sydney was forecast to drop to 7C.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued frost warnings for parts of Victoria and South Australia on Saturday morning.
In Victoria, severe frosts were forecast in northern parts of the state, with temperatures as low as –4C expected in some areas, which the BOM said could result in significant crop damage.
Frost and temperatures of –1 were expected across several areas in South Australia, including in the Mid North, Upper South East, Murraylands and Riverlands districts.
There is also a warning for sheep graziers in the Snowy Mountains area of NSW with chilly temperatures and northwesterly winds forecast for Saturday.
A cold change is then set to move into the southeast from Sunday, which Neuman said is not expected to significantly shift temperatures.
Forecast temperatures on Sunday includes 19C for Sydney, 21C in Port Macquarie, 20C in Coffs Harbour and 21C in both Brisbane and Gold Coast.
'What we're looking at is temperatures remaining right where they should be for this time of the year,' Neuman said.
'... However, it might feel a bit cooler than that in Queensland because we have rainfall moving in. That's going to be all the way across the tropics, through the centre and well into the coastline, and so that could make it feel a bit cooler both Saturday as well as Sunday.'
On Sunday, maximum temperatures forecast for other capitals includes 13C for Melbourne, 20C in Perth, 16C in Adelaide, 11C in Hobart, 13C in Canberra and 31C in Darwin.
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