Cold front wreaks havoc, Perth faces coldest days
The air of the cold front is said to be “abnormally cold”, and today’s temperature is predicted to be 4 to 8 degrees cooler than normal.
Mercury at Perth’s main weather station reached just 9 degrees at noon Tuesday.
“This is comparable to the city’s average nighttime minimum temperature for this time of year, and 9 degrees Celsius lower than the average maximum temperature in August,” Weatherzone said.
“If Perth doesn’t hit 14.2C by 9am Wednesday, it will be the coldest day so far this year.”
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says the system will bring stormy weather.
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“Cold and gusty winds behind the front will bring showers, minor hail and isolated thunderstorms on Tuesday,” it wrote.
A spokesperson confirmed that plane QF1206 is undergoing technical checks at Karratha Airport in the state’s Pilbara region.
Cold air masses began moving over Perth yesterday, with 9.8 mm of rain falling by 11:40am.
“A cold front marks the boundary between two air masses, warm air in front of the front and cold air behind it,” explained BoM.
Cold front wreaks havoc, Perth faces coldest days
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