Australia's south east is waking to brisk, icy conditions this morning while severe weather warnings are still in place for parts of the west coast after damaging winds and thunderstorms swept through overnight.
A high is keeping conditions settled and dry over parts of NSW, Victoria and South Australia, and this is leaving temperatures feeling a lot lower than they are, with that extra blanket coming in useful this morning.
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Yesterday, Canberra recorded its coldest day in 12 years, with the capital measuring just 3.2C by midday and the mercury failing to climb past 6.3C.
Morning fog throughout the territory also failed to dissipate yesterday morning
WA hit by intense storms overnight
Western Australia's south coast was slammed by a severe thunderstorm overnight, which saw Rottnest Island record wind gusts of over 110km/h, while Perth Airport and Ocean Reef copped winds of up to 94km/h.
Perth's CBD recorded 21mm of rain while Gin Gin saw a downpour of 41mm in total.
While most of the extreme weather has subsided today, there are still severe weather warnings in place with more showers and storms expected in the city and surrounds.
WA's extreme weather is due to a powerful front and complex low moving over the southeast.
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Morning frost and icy winds for east coast
Elsewhere, Queensland's north is headed for some showers today with Cairns and the Sunshine Coast likely to remain wet throughout the day.
Like Canberra yesterday, NSW will be chilly for most of today. While the sun will be out, less cloud coverage means conditions will feel colder than usual right through until later this afternoon.
Parts of Victoria will remain wet and cold today while South Australia and Tasmania will both be foggy with morning frost likely to evaporate by late morning.
Most of the Top End will remain warm and dry with tops of 21 and the odd shower along the coastline.
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