Winter chill starts to bite as temperature drops to 5C in CBD BRISBANE has shivered though its coldest night so far this winter as temperatures in the CBD dropped to 5.7C overnight. Morning commuters were also bracing the chill as temperatures remained in single figures at 7am. The Bureau of Meteorology's Lauren Murphy said a clear night and a dry south westerly brought Brisbane its coldest temperatures since August 19, 2012. It was one of the longest nights of the year due to the winter solstice a few days ago and there was also very little cloud cover. When it's cloudy it acts like a blanket and traps the heat in, without it there's a lot of chill in the air. She said people out and about for State of Origin tomorrow night should rug up as another cold one was on the way. But the good news was the rain should hold out before returning later in the week. "The temperatures should be back in double digits by Thursday as the humidity rises and the cloud increases," Ms Murphy said. There will also be rain on the way. The Gold Coast also felt the frosty effects overnight, with temperatures dropping to 4C, the coldest since September last year. It was the same story on the Sunshine Coast, with the overnight low a chilly 4.9C.