ARARAT hit some chilly lows overnight, with a recorded temperature of -0.2 degrees at 6am.
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Residents awoke to frosty grass, icy windshields and a thick covering of fog.
The region can expect the ice to keep coming with a forecast low of -0.1 degrees every day until Tuesday.
Horsham also froze, with a low of -0.3 degrees recorded at 5am, while Stawell enjoyed a balmier low of 1.3 degrees at 12.30am.
For the month of June the lowest temperature in Ararat was -0.2 on Wednesday 19th.
VicRoads lists the following advice for driving through foggy and/or icy conditions:
- Maintain a safe distance to the vehicle in front, it takes twice as much distance to stop in the rain;
- Reduce your speed and take off a little slower, wet and greasy roads can cause a vehicle to slip and slide;
- Accelerate smoothly and brake gently;
- Turn the vehicle headlights on to increase your visibility to other road users;
- In fog or snowy conditions, use fog lights instead of setting your headlights on high beam, if you don't have fog lights you can use your hazard lights with your headlights on low beam;
- Beware of water on the road and avoid large puddles. Never drive through floodwater, it is extremely dangerous;
- Check the weather and avoid unnecessary travel in heavy rain, hail or sleet. If you start to lose visibility of the edges of the road find somewhere safe to pull over;
- Driving in poor weather can be especially tiring so if you are travelling long distances remember to take regular breaks.
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