Cold weather over Australia’s south-east to linger as high pressure nudges national records

Melbourne's pressure reading reaches 1,040.8hPa on Thursday, just below all-time high of 1,041.2hPa

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The frigid weather gripping parts of south-eastern Australia will linger into next week as a giant high pressure system dominates the region and nudges national records.

Melbourne's overnight temperature dipped to 1.3C on Thursday after Wednesday morning's 1C reading, making it the coldest couple of days for the Victorian capital in two years, according to Yoska Hernandez, a Weatherzone meteorologist.

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