Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane weather: Temperatures soar on Australias east coast sparking fire, heatwave warning
Millions of Australians are bracing for a hot and stormy weekend with heatwave warnings in place across Queensland, NSW, WA and the Top End.
Millions of Australians are bracing for a hot and stormy weekend with heatwave warnings in place across Queensland, NSW, WA and the Top End.
Temperatures are forecast to reach 40C in large parts of eastern Australia on Friday with the mercury expected to climb to 30C in Brisbane and Sydney.
Swathes of outback Queensland, from the Gulf Country to northern NSW, have been told to expect severe heatwave conditions across the weekend.
Areas of Queenslands central and Gulf Country regions are forecast to be the worst affected with residents in Mount Isa sweat through a blistering 43C.
Weatherzone meteorologist Quincy Tut told Daily Mail Australia that extreme heatwave conditions wouldnt ease until next week.
Heatwave conditions are pretty much extending across Queensland at the moment from the northwest stretching to the southeast, he said.
Further south, Longreach is forecast to hit 44C on Saturday, while Grafton in the NSW Northern Rivers could reach temperatures of 31C.
A warning for severe heatwave conditions is also in place over the weekend in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, from the Kimberley across to Darwin.
Temperatures are forecast to reach 40C in large parts of eastern Australia on Friday
Heatwave warnings are in place across Queensland, NSW, WA and the Top End
NSW will receive from welcome reprieve from the blistering heatwaves this week.
The severe heatwave intensity has diminished over northeast New South Wales, but we are still going to be be seeing some low intensity heatwaves, Mr Tut said.
Storms are forecast on the weekend and into next week in southeast Queensland and northern NSW, with Byron Bay to receive up to 25mm of rain on Monday.
State capitals in the southeast are tipped to swelter through a balmy weekend, with Sydney forecast to hit 30C - 5C hotter than this time last year.
The Harbour City is set to reach a high of 26C over the weekend amid forecasts of possible showers while Brisbane could receive up to 5mm of rain on Saturday.
Possible storms are being forecast for Brisbane for the next few days while the mercury is expected to reach as high as 32C on Saturday.
Melbourne is tipped to reach just 21C over the weekend while Adelaide is expected to remain cloudy with temperatures as high as 26C.
The Harbour City is set to reach a high of 26C over the weekend amid forecasts of possible showers while Brisbane could receive up to 5mm of rain on Saturday (pictured, Bondi Beach)
Brisbane
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Min 22 Max 32
Sunday: Shower or two. Min 23 Max 30
Monday: Shower or two. Min 22 Max 28
Sydney
Saturday: Possible shower. Min 17 Max23
Sunday: Possible shower. Min 18 Max 26
Monday: Possible shower. Min 17 Max 23
Canberra
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Min 7 Max 25
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Min 9 Max 27
Monday: Partly cloudy. Min 8 Max 26
State capitals in the southeast are tipped to swelter through a balmy weekend, with Sydney (pictured) forecast to hit 30C - 5C hotter than this time last year
Melbourne
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Min 10 Max 21
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Min 11 Max 21
Monday: Mostly sunny. Min 10 Max 23
Hobart
Saturday: Cloudy. Min 9 Max 18
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Min 10 Max19
Monday: Partly cloudy. Min7 Max 21
Adelaide
Saturday: Cloudy. Min 9 Max23
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Min 11 Max 26
Monday: Possible shower Min 14 Max 28
Perth
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Min 13 Max 25
Sunday: Sunny. Min 13 Max 26
Monday: Sunny. Min 13 Max 27
Darwin
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Min 27 Max35
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Min 26 Max 35
Monday: Mostly sunny. Min 26 Max 35
