Winter's here! Sydney shivers through its coldest May morning in 29 YEARS with temperatures dropping to MINUS 2C - and there are more frosty days on the way
- Richmond, west Sydney, had a minimum of -1.9 degrees on Monday
- It was the area's coldest May morning since 1987, 29 years ago
- Central Sydney was 7.3 degrees, its coldest May morning since 1999
- Frost fell across the east-coast of Australia on Monday morning
The country has woken to frost as western Sydney shivered through its coldest May morning in almost three decades at 1.7 degrees sub-zero.
A low of minus 1.9 degrees was recorded in Richmond in the city's west on Monday morning about 7am,Weatherzone reported.
It was the area's coldest May morning since 1987.
Central Sydney recorded its coldest May morning in 17 years, since 1999, at 7.3 degrees.
Water has frozen from a dripping tap and is surrounded by frost at New England in NSW
A cold resident of Orange in NSW writes 'winter' in frost on her car's window on Monday morning
Back west, Penrith also recorded its coldest morning in 20 years on Monday, at two degrees.
Weatherzone reported Monday would likely be the coldest day of the week across the country.
Melbourne had a low of 7.2 degrees at 6am, while Brisbane had a low of 9.7 degrees at 6.40 on Monday morning.
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Sydney is expected to reach a top of 19 degrees on Monday with sunny skies.
Tuesday in the city centre is expected to have a minimum of 11 degrees and a top of 19 with possible showers.
Frost hit in areas of Brisbane on Monday morning. Wishart, in the city's south-east, is pictured
Dogs are pictured running through frost at a rural Victorian farm on Monday morning
Wednesday morning will have a low of 13 degrees and top of 19 with possible showers.
Thursday will have a minimum of 12 and top of 19 with possible showers.
Friday is expected to have a minimum of 13 and top of 19 with possible showers.
The weekend is expected to be a little warmer, with a top of 20 and 22 on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Melbourne is expected to reach 15 degrees on Monday, according to Weatherzone.
Tuesday will have a minimum of five degrees and top of 16 and mostly sunny.
Wednesday is expected to have a minimum of seven degrees with a top of 16 and mostly sunny.
The Victorian capital will have a minimum of six degrees on with a maximum of 16 and mostly sunny on both Thursday and Friday.
Saturday in Melbourne will be cloudy with a minimum of seven degrees and a top of 16.
Frost fell across the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, on Monday morning (pictured)
Frost is pictured on Monday morning in Stroud, about 75 kilometres north of Newcastle in NSW
Brisbane will have a high of 24 degrees on Monday through sunny skies.
Tuesday is expected to have a minimum of 11 degrees with a top of 24 and be mostly sunny.
Wednesday will have possible showers, with a minimum of 13 degrees and a top of 23.
Thursday will have a minimum of 13 degrees and a top of 24 with possible showers.
Friday will have a minimum of 14 degrees and a top of 23 with possible showers.
Possible showers will continue over the weekend in Brisbane, with a minimum of 15 degrees and a maximum of 23 on Saturday.
Frost was anticipated over Sunday night and Monday morning to spread along the slopes and ranges from central Queensland to Victoria and Tasmania.
A car in Sydney is pictured on Monday morning with frost on its back windshield
Dry, fallen leaves are sprinkled with frost on Monday morning when record minimum May temperatures were recorded
On Sunday night, Weatherzone reported Australia's frost began in prone areas later than any year since 2007 – 'but now it has arrived with a shudder'.
'However, most places are still running well below average. Thredbo is has had 13 fewer than its seasonal average of 32. Goulburn is running 10 below average, Tasmania's Mt Read is running 10 below, Victoria's Mt Hotham seven below and South Australia's Yunta three below.
'Temperatures will dip as much as six-to-12 degrees below average, and for some places potentially the coldest for May in several years,' Weatherzone reported.
The cold front looks set to drop upwards of 20cm of snow on the NSW and Victorian alps, with the possibility of some more through until the middle of next week.
A map of Australia showing temperatures across the country at 8am on Monday
Armidale in the NSW Northern Tablelands had a minimum of -5 degrees overnight with residents waking to frost
Frost also fell at Chevalier College in Burradoo, west of Wollongong in New South Wales
Frost also fell in Mudgee in NSW as cooler temperatures swept across the east-coast when winter finally hit
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