Canberrans may have experienced a brief respite from the record low temperatures earlier in the month, but it looks like the gaps between freezing days are shortening, and likely to disappear.
For the next week, Canberra is expected to record more minimum temperatures of below zero than above.
Wednesday reached a maximum of 14 degrees, with apparent temperatures of minus 1 recorded at Canberra Airport at 7.30am.
Thursday is predicted to fall to a minimum of minus 1 degree, with patches of frost expected and a chance of early morning fog. Light winds will bring the partly cloudy day to a maximum temperature to a top of 14 degrees.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the airport recorded a low of minus 1.2 at 4am on Thursday.
Sheep grazier warnings have been issued for the South Coast, Snowy Mountains as well as the ACT, which are likely to stick around for a number of days.
A ridge of high pressure is responsible for maintaining the still conditions this week.
The forecast lowest minimum temperature for the remainder of the week is expected to arrive on Friday morning, with a freezing minus 2 degrees predicted.
Frost and fog is forecast before a sunny day helps bring the maximum temperature to 14 degrees.
The coldest maximum temperature is expected on Saturday, with a minimum of minus 1 degree kicking things off in the morning before a maximum of just 13 degrees during the day.
A cold front is expected over the weekend, with snow possible up to 1500m in alpine regions, BOM said.
Sunday is the only day with a minimum expected temperature in the positive numbers. The forecast for the day expects a minimum of 2, and a relatively warm maximum of 15.
It is also the only day where no fog is expected.
The comparatively warmer weather is expected to continue on Monday, with a maximum temperature of 15 degrees forecast again after clouds clear in the morning. A minimum of minus 1 is forecast however, and it may be no shock to hear morning frost is also expected.
Tuesday continues the trend of the week with a maximum of 14 degrees expected. Patches of more morning frost will disappear as the day goes on after a forecast minimum temperature of just minus 1.
The following Wednesday is much the same as the other days, with a partly cloudy say starting with a minimum of minus 1 reaching a maximum of 14.
Canberrans will likely see no snow despite the freezing minimum temperatures, and are reminded that sprinklings of wintery conditions before the official start of the season is not uncommon.
"It's not unusual to have these bursts of winter-like weather, particularly in May," senior meteorologist Dean Narramore told The Canberra Times earlier this month.
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