Post by wheelspinner on May 31, 2011 22:02:03 GMT -5
It was freezing point when I headed off to catch my train this morning.
Yes, I know I'm a wuss, but it is all to do with what you are used to. As a lifetime temperate zone resident, I'm not set up for this treatment.
And - snap - winter's here
Megan Levy
June 1, 2011 - 8:45AM
Welcome to winter. Melbourne ushered in the new season today with its coldest morning in almost a year, while other parts of Victoria shivered through sub-zero temperatures.
Remarkably, the mercury dropped to a low of 3.4 degrees in the city at dawn, almost a degree colder than at the Victorian snow resort of Falls Creek at the same time.
Getting out from under the doona was toughest at Laverton, which hit a low of -1 just after 7am, while the appropriately named Coldstream touched -0.8 degrees just before 7am.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Peter Blake said the coldest place in Victoria this morning was Ballarat, which hit a low of -2.8 degrees just after 7am.
Mr Blake said the mercury dropped to a low of 3.4 degrees in central Melbourne at 6.40am - the coldest morning in the city since July 20 last year.
But he said the day was expected heat up, with a sunny 19 for the city this afternoon. Ballarat is expected to reach 15 degrees.
Mr Blake said today's chill would be "the last of the cold days" for a spell.
"We're going for a top of 19 [in the city] today so the afternoon will be quiet a bit different," he said. " And tomorrow morning should be warmer because we're going to have a bit of northerly wind around.
"With still conditions and clear skies you end up with a cold morning. Tomorrow we're going to have a bit of wind around so it keeps the temperature up as well."
He said minimum temperatures were expected to be much warmer this week.
"That's the last of the really cold mornings until mid next week when we get down to forecasting a minimum of six degrees on Tuesday, so the mornings will be better from here on," he said.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/and--snap--winters-here-20110601-1ffbt.html#ixzz1NzPNtDrC
Yes, I know I'm a wuss, but it is all to do with what you are used to. As a lifetime temperate zone resident, I'm not set up for this treatment.
And - snap - winter's here
Megan Levy
June 1, 2011 - 8:45AM
Welcome to winter. Melbourne ushered in the new season today with its coldest morning in almost a year, while other parts of Victoria shivered through sub-zero temperatures.
Remarkably, the mercury dropped to a low of 3.4 degrees in the city at dawn, almost a degree colder than at the Victorian snow resort of Falls Creek at the same time.
Getting out from under the doona was toughest at Laverton, which hit a low of -1 just after 7am, while the appropriately named Coldstream touched -0.8 degrees just before 7am.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Peter Blake said the coldest place in Victoria this morning was Ballarat, which hit a low of -2.8 degrees just after 7am.
Mr Blake said the mercury dropped to a low of 3.4 degrees in central Melbourne at 6.40am - the coldest morning in the city since July 20 last year.
But he said the day was expected heat up, with a sunny 19 for the city this afternoon. Ballarat is expected to reach 15 degrees.
Mr Blake said today's chill would be "the last of the cold days" for a spell.
"We're going for a top of 19 [in the city] today so the afternoon will be quiet a bit different," he said. " And tomorrow morning should be warmer because we're going to have a bit of northerly wind around.
"With still conditions and clear skies you end up with a cold morning. Tomorrow we're going to have a bit of wind around so it keeps the temperature up as well."
He said minimum temperatures were expected to be much warmer this week.
"That's the last of the really cold mornings until mid next week when we get down to forecasting a minimum of six degrees on Tuesday, so the mornings will be better from here on," he said.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/and--snap--winters-here-20110601-1ffbt.html#ixzz1NzPNtDrC
