People will be wearing their warm woolies today as winter conditions hit the southeast of Australia.  

The cold front which crossed southern Australia has now moved off the NSW coast. The mercury fell in the wake of the front as a cold southerly airmass brought a winterly blast.  

Temperatures remained in the single digits overnight from Ceduna in SA to Katoomba in NSW, apart from some coastal areas where the maritime influence kept minimums in the low teens. Many elevated areas dropped below 0 degrees, with sleet and snow falling over the eastern ranges. 

Image: Temperatures across southeast Australia at 5am EST on 7th May 2023 

Clear skies behind the front helped keep conditions cool over western NSW, northwest Victoria, and inland SA. Coastal regions continued to have cool showers overnight and fresh winds. 

Each of the southern states fell below average for May by  

• 2 to 5 degrees in NSW 
• 3 to 7 degrees in Victoria 
• 3 to 8 degrees in SA 
• 2 to 10 degrees in Tasmania 

For a few places, it was an exceptionally chilly night with 

• Cape Sorell in Tasmania, dropping to 3.5 degrees, (5.8 degrees below average) its coldest May night in 54 years 
• Ouse in Tasmania, plummeting to -6.1 degrees (9.7 degrees below average) its coldest May night in 15 years 
• Strahan Aerodrome in Tasmania, falling to -0.6 degrees (8.2 degrees below average) its coldest May night in 22 years 
• Kilmore Gap in Victoria, 2.1 degrees (4.8 degrees below average) its coldest May night in 17 years 

Today is looking to remain cool across the southeast as the cold airmass lingers before temperatures return to more average conditions from Tuesday onwards.