Australian Weather

Skies will remain mostly cloudy across southeastern states on Thursday, leading to another cold, wintry day. High cloud crossing the region on Wednesday with an upper trough kept daytime temperatures up to 7 below average. Richmond reached just 13 degrees, its coldest August day for 3 years. Gunnedah and Narrabri recorded highs of 14, 6 below average. Despite the cloud the day remained dry in most districts. A second, stronger upper trough will cross VIC and NSW on Thursday, bringing further cloud and below average temperatures. The cloud should be a little thicker than on Wednesday, leading to light patchy rain in most districts. The upper trough will ensure the rain falls as snow across the Alps, although falls will be generally around 5cm or less. The upper trough will move over the east coast on Friday, causing skies to clear from VIC and inland NSW. This will allow temperatures to climb to near average levels during the weekend.