Newcastle weather: why it was so cold this morning

NO, it wasn’t just you – Tuesday really was colder than normal.

Weatherzone meteorologist Rob Sharpe said the Hunter shivered through its coldest June 2 in at least 12 years on Tuesday as temperatures in the region dropped unusually low.
But the Hunter had plenty of company wishing for warmer climates, with a mass of cold air forcing temperatures down from southern Queensland to Tasmania.

“Sydney had its coldest day this early in the season since 1987 and Adelaide had its coldest since 1986,” Mr Sharpe said.
At Nobbys temperatures swooped down to 6.9 degrees at 7am, Mr Sharpe said, lower than the 10.3 degrees at midnight.

You could be forgiven for distrusting the mercury though, with the apparent temperature at the same time a frosty 3.2 degrees.

“It’s the coldest this early in the season [at Nobbys] in at least 12 years.”
Cooranbong hit 8 degrees at 5am, its coldest since midnight, while Scone dipped below zero from 4am until warming back up to freezing point at 7.30am.
Mr Sharpe said winds were pushing a build-up of colder air towards the coast from the Hunter’s west.

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“The reason it was so cold this morning is we’ve had the strongest cold front for the season move through yesterday,” he said.

“It’s pretty widespread.”

Mr Sharpe said he expected temperatures to increase over the next few days, with highs anticipated to reach the 20 degree mark by Sunday.

source:theherald.com.au