Perth records 2.5C low in seven years — Radar Melbourne

Perth hit 2.5C at 6.56am on Sunday, the city’s frostiest May morning in seven years, and radar melbourne shows the cold snapped back again before dawn on Monday. The result left the metro area dealing with another near-freezing start after a weekend that had already turned sharply cold.

Perth and Jandakot pre-dawn

The 2.5C reading was the lowest Perth had seen in May since May 19, 2019, and the city sat at 4C on Saturday before dropping again on Sunday. Perth then recorded 4.5C at 3.24am on Monday, while Jandakot fell to 2C at 7.22am.

Cold across the metro area

Cold temperatures were felt right across the metropolitan area on Monday, with single-digit readings along the coast and near-freezing conditions further inland. Wandering fell to -3.2C on Sunday morning, its coldest May temperature in 14 years, before recording -1.5C on Monday morning.

Perisher Valley recorded -1.1C on Monday morning, Bridgetown fell to -0.4C, Norseman reached 0.2C and Thredbo recorded 0.3C. The pattern points to a broader chill than a single Perth reading, with the cold spread across multiple places rather than staying in one pocket.

Calm winds over clear skies

The cold conditions were driven by calm winds and clear overnight skies. Perth’s temperatures ranged from 2.5C to 28.3C in the first 24 days of May, which shows how sharply the city swung between warm afternoons and bitter early starts.

For residents heading out before sunrise, the immediate read is simple: the coldest air arrived before dawn, and the next morning followed the same script. The practical question now is whether that pre-sunrise drop keeps repeating in the same suburbs and inland towns that already logged the lowest numbers.