Temperatures have plummeted in "tropical" north Queensland, leaving paddocks and fields west of Mackay blanketed in white frost.
A Eungella beef producer recorded the temperature at -6 degrees Celsius on their property this morning, with ice forming on their dam.
Oskar Krobath, who operates a visitor information centre at Broken River, about 85 kilometres west of Mackay, said it had been a spectacular sight.
"It's a like a fairyland, so that's why I like to get up in the morning," he said.
"Yes, we are in the tropics, but our elevation's around 700 metres above sea level."
Frost not uncommon in north Queensland
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said frost was not uncommon in the area, but it was not usually seen so early in the season.
Minimum temperatures around Mackay, Proserpine and Moranbah were at least 10C below the June average this morning.
Mackay Airport, which recorded 3.4C, had its coldest June morning since 2018, and the temperature at Moranbah Airport dipped to 1.3C.
Wellcamp Airport near Toowoomba was once again the coldest in the state at -1.7C.
In the capital, Brisbane had its coldest morning of the year so far at 7.5C.
More frost is possible over the next couple of days, with a high south of the Great Australian Bight extending a cool, dry air mass across almost all of Queensland.
Temperatures should return to more normal levels early next week, once the high moves into the Tasman Sea and allows more moisture onto the east coast.
