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ANZAC Day dawn service weather

Rob Sharpe, Thursday April 24, 2014 - 11:12 AEST

As citizens across Australia and New Zealand plan on waking up early on ANZAC Day, many people ponder how cold or wet it will be this year.

Dawn services will be chilly in Victoria and Tasmania, wet in Sydney and Queenstown and beautifully clear in Gallipoli.

Melbourne is likely to have its coldest dawn service in eight years and the coldest morning of the year so far, with a minimum of seven degrees. Melbourne's outer suburbs will also see some fog and frost.

The coldest major centre in Australia to remember the fallen should be Launceston, with a forecast of only two degrees along with some added wind chill.

In Australia's capital the mercury will rise from a dawn minimum of six degrees, reaching the mid teens during the National Ceremony that begins at 10:15am. The day will be almost entirely dry with just the odd light shower moving through the area.

Sydneysiders will see a few showers moving through on ANZAC Day, making it wise to bring an umbrella. There is the chance that the dawn service will stay dry, but during the morning there should be quite a few showers affecting the march.

In Perth there should be a few showers moving through, although they will mostly be confined to northern suburbs.

In New Zealand, eastern cities will have a dry morning ahead of a cold front. However those in western parts of the South Island, including Queenstown, will see gusty conditions and showers.

For those remembering the fallen in Gallipoli it will be a slightly warmer than usual dawn service, falling to around 13 degrees at dawn under clear skies.

- Weatherzone

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