Temperatures plunge across New South Wales

After a relatively mild start to July when many areas experienced record early July warmth, the mercury has plunged across the state with some areas experiencing their coldest night in more than a decade.

A lingering cold airmass in the wake of a strong cold front that crossed during the weekend combined with clear skies and light winds last night, causing temperatures to fall below freezing in many areas.

Canberra dipped to -6.3 degrees, its coldest night of the year and more than six degrees below average, whilst Fowlers Gap in western NSW shivered through its coldest night since June 2006, dropping to-2.6 degrees.

Goulburn and Bombala both had their coldest night of the year as the mercury dived to -8 degrees.

Canberra is a chance to see some light flurries (mainly outside of the city) tomorrow morning as the cold pool crosses, with the higher parts of the central tablelands also a chance by the afternoon and evening.

As the cold pool reaches the central and southern NSW coast tomorrow afternoon (including Sydney), showers with possible small hail and localised thunder are likely to move in, causing temperatures to plummet into the low-to-mid teens by the time work finishes.

A high pressure system is likely to move in from Friday leading to clear skies and light winds, causing a return to frosty nights across large parts of the state.

Image: Minimum temperatures to 9am today across NSW (11th July). Source: Brisbane Storm Chasers