WINTER has hit Sunraysia with a vengeance as overnight lows reached freezing point this week.

The mercury dropped to just 0.5 degrees Celsius overnight Sunday and reached just 13.7 at its peak on Monday, before an even colder minimum on Tuesday morning of -0.8 degrees.

Monday morning's apparent or "feels like" temperature fell to -2.8 degrees just as many were preparing for work about 7.30am wit...