MANY Central West residents woke up to a very cold start on Thursday with the mercury falling well below zero in a number of locations.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Earlier this week forecasters had predicted a cold front and the possibility of snow on Friday and Saturday.
The coldest spot to be last night was in Lithgow where the mercury plummeted to a very chilly minus 5.8 degrees, Mudgee was not far behind at -5.1 and Orange at -5.0.
On the warmer side of things Dubbo had the hottest minimum temperature, but even still the mercury dropped to -0.2 degrees overnight.
Bureau of Meteorology's data on just how cold it was overnight in your town:
- Bathurst -4.4
- Cowra -0.5
- Dubbo -0.2
- Forbes -4.0
- Lithgow -5.8
- Mudgee -5.1
- Orange -5.0
- Parkes -3.5
- Young -1.7
Temperatures are predicted to stay quite cold the next few days with overnight lows of minus four degrees in some locations.
Love local news?
Why not subscribe.
Nadine Morton
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
