IT might be cold enough to keep the new ice rink in Kings Parade solid, but no snow is predicted to fall across the region in the coming days.
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Minimums are predicted to drop to -5 degrees this morning and tomorrow morning – 5.6 degrees below July’s long-term average minimum.
The below zero – and below average – overnight temperatures are forecast to continue until Wednesday as the city shivers through its coldest month of the year.
Daytime maximums should be on or above average through until Wednesday.
Yesterday’s maximum of just 8.1 degrees was well below July’s long- term average maximum of 11.3.
Despite all the recent cold weather, Bathurst is still a long way off its coldest July temperature on record – a bone-chilling -8.9 on July 12, 1971.
Weatherzone meteorologist Brett Dutschke warned Bathurstians that the cold nights are here to stay, at least for the next two weeks.
“We’ve had a few chilly nights and mornings, but with this dry front coming through, the air will cool quite rapidly,” he said.
“Frost is expected nearly every morning for the next week or two.
“Once we get to next week, we’ve got a few more cold fronts coming through.”
Recent cold weather has led to a busy time for Bathurst plumber Geoff Bennett, who has been called to a number of homes with frozen water pipes.
“Any external pipes should be insulated,” he said.
He warned another hazard during winter is water leaking onto paths that can quickly turn icy, and slippery.
“Gutter angles can leak onto the path and you could slip on the ice in the morning,” he said.
The forecast says rain is unlikely in the next week in Bathurst.