Residents across south-eastern Australia have woken to a bitterly cold morning with frost biting hard across the region.
Sydney recorded a minimum temperature of 7.3 (two below average), Melbourne 4.7 (two below average) and Brisbane 8.5 (three below average), Brett Dutschke, senior meteorologist at Weatherzone said.
Clear skies and very dry, light winds are largely responsible for the frosty morning, aided by a cool air mass, left behind by a front that passed through a few days ago.
Frost has been severe in parts of New South Wales and Victoria, threatening to cause damage to crops.
Some places have experienced their coldest morning in several years.
West Wyalong recorded its lowest temperature in five years, dipping to minus 3.3.
One of the coldest spots in the region and country was Cooma airport, south of the national capital, Canberra, where minus 8.2 degrees was recorded, seven below average.
In Victoria, Rutherglen froze at minus 5.2 degrees and Redesdale at minus 3.7, their coldest morning in six years. Wangaratta dipped to minus 4.6.
Canberra had its coldest morning of the year so far, getting as low as minus 6.3 degrees, seven below average. This is also its coldest June morning in three years.
Hobart also had its coldest morning of the year, chilling to 1.6 degrees, four below average.
Tomorrow morning will be warmer for southern NSW, Victoria and Tasmania due to stronger winds and cloud, Mr Dutschke said.
Northern NSW and Queensland will have to wait until Friday morning for a warmer start to the day.
The stronger winds and cloud will arrive with a cold front, which will deliver widespread rain to South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and inland NSW in the coming days. The front will also bring decent snowfalls to the Alps.
Clear, frosty mornings will be put on hold until at least the weekend, when wind drops off and skies start to clear.
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