Millions Endure Chill as Cold Front Sweeps North

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If you thought the chilly King's Birthday long weekend was cold — brace yourself. That blast of icy air sweeping across south-eastern Australia is pushing even further north this week, and Queensland is next in line.

Over the weekend, it was Victoria, NSW, Tasmania, and South Australia that shivered through frigid winds, frosty mornings, and even snowfall. Now, the cold snap is climbing its way up into northern and eastern Queensland, and it’s sticking around for most of the week.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, it’s all thanks to a low pressure system in the Tasman Sea teaming up with a high over the Great Australian Bight. The combo is sending a surge of cold, south-westerly air right over Queensland.

“The cold weather that was across south-eastern Australia on the weekend is being driven well up to northern and eastern parts today,” explained senior meteorologist Dean Narramore.

What to Expect:

• Brisbane will shiver through minimums of 9°C and tops of around 19°C through to Friday, before things warm up slightly on the weekend.

  
  

• In Ipswich, things get even colder, with temperatures expected to dip to just 4°C at night.

  
  

• Expect morning frost across inland areas of Queensland and northern NSW.

  
  

• Sydney will barely make it past 18°C tomorrow, and nighttime temps will stay in the single digits all week.

  
  

• Western NSW will really feel the chill, with Wagga Wagga heading for a low of just 2°C by Thursday and Thredbo plunging to -6°C.

  
  

• Gale warnings are in place from the Macquarie Coast to the Eden Coast, so it’ll be blustery too.

  
  

And yes — the snow is still falling. The Alpine regions copped 40 to 60 centimetres over the weekend, and even the Northern Tablelands in NSW saw fresh snow this morning.

So if you're in eastern or southern Australia, keep those coats, scarves and heaters close by. Winter is well and truly here — and it’s making itself known.

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