Good morning,
Take no shame in cranking up the bathroom heat lights this morning, this fill-in weather correspondent certainly did.
It was the coldest morning of the year so far ... since last October in fact.
Once you take in the good ol' Melbourne wind chill, the bureau tells us, the apparent temperature was just 2.5 degrees in the city at 7.30am.
Spare a thought for our neighbours in Ballarat. It felt like minus 2 degrees out there.
But this crisp, foggy morning will give way to some glorious sunshine, light winds and a top of 18 degrees. A perfect autumn day, some might say.
It will remind this reporter of the mild winters back in sunny Queensland.
Here's what the weather is doing right now
Here's what's in store for the rest of the day
Here's how the rest of the week is shaping up
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Elsewhere in the world
A home in Rigaud, Quebec, is surrounded by floodwater. Numerous Quebec municipalities are dealing with floods as heavy rain and mild temperatures have caused water levels to rise rapidly. Photo: Paul Hiasson
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A home is surrounded by floodwater, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in Rigaud, Quebec. Numerous Quebec municipalities that border streams and rivers are dealing with floods as heavy rain and mild temperatures have caused water levels to rise rapidly. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP) Photo: PAUL CHIASSON
Tune for the day
Start the day with a song in your heart, as issued by our senior forecaster at The Bureau of Musicology.