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Wintery nights in NSW

Tristan Meyers, Tuesday August 4, 2015 - 15:42 AEST

Winter isn't over as yet! New South Wales just shivered through an unusually cold night.

Teeth were chattering as Moruya Heads just had its coldest August night since 1995 at -2 degrees. That is six degrees below the average for this time of year.

Inland, Burrinjuck Damn fell to -1 degrees, its coldest August minimum since 2003.

It wasn't just the south that was affected. Armidale Airport recorded -4 degrees, their coldest August morning in 10 years.

In fact, across New South Wales it was on average 3 degrees below the August averages, with Goulburn Airport falling to an impressive eight degrees below their average.

A ridge of high pressure was the culprit for this freezing night. It made winds to be light, and cleared the skies of most of the state.

The only district that was spared was the Northern Rivers, which lay under a cozy blanket of cloud due to a weak trough. Here, Ballina Airport stayed at 14 degrees overnight, five degrees above the average. With yesterday's maximum of 28 degrees, residents of Ballina are feeling temperatures more like mid-autumn.

Tomorrow, more cold mornings are likely again, particularly for northern parts of the state. In a stark contrast to the morning before, Ballina is forecast to wake up to a brisk seven degrees, a degree or two below the average. Sydneysiders may also expect to wake up to their coldest August morning in five years.

- Weatherzone

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