Wild winter weather hits city

TOOWOOMBA was hit with icy cold temperatures and strong winds yesterday, with the apparent temperature feeling as low as -2.3 degrees.

The Garden City reached a top of just 11 degrees yesterday, and Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Rosa Hoff said the cold weather was set to continue. “These cold nights are going to stick around, day time temperatures should be repaired a bit sooner because we’ll have a bit of sun during the day,” Ms Hoff said.

THE mercury dropped to 2.9 degrees in Toowoomba yesterday with the apparent temperature sitting at -2.3 at 5am.

The cold was being felt right across the Darling Downs with the wind chill factor making it feel even colder.

Oakey recorded a temperature of 0.7 degrees overnight with an apparent temperature of -3.5 at 5am, Dalby recorded 2.1 with an apparent temperature of -2, Stanthorpe recorded 3.7 with an apparent temperature of -1, and Warwick recorded 5.1 with an apparent temperature of 1.8 at 5am.

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Rosa Hoff said the cold temperatures were set to continue throughout the week.

“These cold nights are going to stick around, day time temperatures should be repaired a bit sooner because we’ll have a bit of sun during the day,” Ms Hoff said.

“There’s quite a bit of southerly air being pushed into Queensland thanks to a low pressure system in the

Tasman Sea off the coast of NSW.” Toowoomba’s maximum temperature reached just 11 degrees yesterday, with strong winds blowing through the city up to 45km/ h.

“The morning will be the windiest part of the day for today,” Ms Hoff said.

“West to southwesterly winds reaching 40km/h.”