Sam Brown, 31 Jul 2014, 2:35 AM UTC
Gippsland heats up overnight
Warm northerly winds ahead of a vigorous cold front have left much of Victoria's Gippsland basking in overnight temperatures closer to summer averages.
Sale airport reached 13 degrees overnight, which was 9.7 degrees above the monthly average and the warmest July night in 67 years. This temperature was a stark contrast to the beginning of the month, where overnight temperatures dropped to a freezing -1.6 degrees.
Gelantipy's minimum overnight temperature reached 11 degrees, making it the warmest July night in 20 years. Mt Moornapa crept up to 12.3 degrees, making it the warmest night in July since 1994. Mount Nowa Nowa and Orbost were eight degrees above their July minimum average and warmly welcomed their warmest July night in 19 and 13 years respectively.
However, these warm temperatures will be all but lost, as overnight temperatures cool dramatically with the passage of the cold front later today. A very cold air mass will replace the warmth, along with a series showers.
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