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Rug up Brisbane, tonight will be cold

Ben Domensino
Ugg boots and jumpers will replace gum boots and raincoats with southeast Queensland about to have its coldest night since winter. South-westerly winds are drawing a cold airmass over the state's southeast today in the wake of a low pressure trough. This trough, now moving off into the Coral Sea, caused a wet end to the working week as it passed over Brisbane on Friday afternoon. It was Brisbane's heaviest rain of the month, with the city recording 11mm. Many places between the Gold Coast and Bundaberg picked up 15-20mm as the band of rain swept through. Now that the rain has cleared, nighttime temperatures are expected to plummet. A region of high pressure moving over southeast Queensland will produce clear skies and light winds this evening, which are the ideal conditions for a cold night. Brisbane is expected to reach a low of six degrees overnight, which will be the coldest temperature recorded during May since 2006. It will also be the state capital's coldest night since last winter. The Gold Coast could reach as low as five degrees, making it the coldest night since winter in 2008 and the coldest May night in 21 years. Further inland, Stanthorpe and Ipswich could both dip to a numbing minus one degree. This would be 11 degrees below overage for Ipswich and the coldest May morning in 12 years. Looking ahead, nights will gradually become warmer into the new week as winds become onshore. However, these moist winds will also see showers return to the southeast from Monday until at least Friday.
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