Melbourne Just Shivered Through Its Coldest June Morning in Five Years

Feeling a little chilly, Melburnians? There's a reason for that. But it's not just the usual wintry temperatures that's making the city shiver — rather, it's Melbourne's coldest June morning since 2015.

While the mercury is set to hit a 15-degree maximum mark today, the morning started with a frosty 2.2 degrees in the city. On the outskirts of Melbourne, it was even chillier, with Coldstream starting the day at -3.6, and both Viewback and Essendon Airport dipping below 0.

The dip comes after a weekend of sub-zero temperatures and frost warnings across the state.

The last time it was this cold in June in Melbourne, was back in 2015 on June 21. Before that, the coldest day was June 23, 2013, when the mercury dropped down to just 1.3. Brrr.

To put the dip in context, 15.5 degrees was June's average maximum temperature in 2019, while 8.3 degrees was the minimum. If you're not too keen on the extra dose of chilliness each morning, we're sorry to advise that minimums of nine degrees and under are forecast until next Monday, although maximums will reach between 15 and 17. While the next couple of days will be relatively dry, the weekend is set to be a touch soggy with 70 percent chance of rain across both days.

We can stop saying that 'winter is coming' — yep, winter is definitely here.