A run of freezing conditions for Queensland is set to continue into the weekend, with Brisbane having recorded its coldest June morning in 16 years.
Brisbane hit five degrees on Friday morning, its lowest morning temperature in June since 2009.
Temperatures dropped into the negative further west, with Ipswich suburb Amberley recording a low of -1.6 degrees while Oakey in Toowoomba fell to -5.1 degrees.
Sky News Australia’s Kaiser Shields said there is a chance of frost in southern Queensland until Monday with warmer and humid weather conditions to move into the state next week.
Wet weather conditions are set to affect three states on Saturday, with South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales all on the verge of receiving showers at the start of the weekend.
Drought-affected SA will be welcoming the sight of some rainfall after enduring the driest start to the year on record in its agricultural regions, but the volume of rain won’t be enough to quell concerns for farmers.
Two cold fronts will cross the state in the next three days, bringing modest falls between five and 25 millimetres.
Western Australia is in for a wet week, starting on Saturday with showers to develop “as a series of cold fronts moves across the region”, Sky News Australia meterologist Marina Neuman said.
“Only day for dry conditions will be Monday, unfortunately, very wet weather over the rest of the week,” she added.
In Perth temperatures will hit as high as 20 and as low as six degrees, with the chance of morning fog.
On Saturday, Brisbane is predicted to hit a high of 21 degrees with dry conditions during the day but a chilly seven degrees overnight.
There is the chance of isolated coastal showers for Sydney with a high of just 17 degrees during the day while showers will potentially move out on Saturday evening.
“We do have the chance for showers both Saturday as well as Sunday for Sydneysiders. (But) that will be mostly focused along the coastline,” Neuman said.
The western half of Victoria could see some showers over the weekend, while the capital city Melbourne remains dry for Saturday.
Conditions in Darwin are set to be dry and sunny for the weekend and the week ahead, hitting highs in excess of 30 degrees and barely dropping lower than 20 degrees.
Tasmania is bracing for a cold weekend, with Hobart forecast to record temperatures as low as four degrees over both Saturday and Sunday, while they’re unlikely to reach higher than 15 degrees.
