August 1, 2026 — 11:49am

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It’s been a morning for snuggling under the doona across Victoria, with some parts of Melbourne recording their coldest days of the year.

The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed a climatic pinch and punch punctuated the first of the month, with parts of the city blanketed in fog and almost at freezing point.

Laverton, in the city’s west, reached 0.8 degrees, while Scoresby in the east dropped to 0.7, its coldest day since August 20 last year.

In the city centre, the Olympic Park gauge dropped to 2.6 degrees about…

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