Blazing ‘heat spike’ to hit Australia’s east coast as temperatures soar nine degrees above the spring average
- Brisbane and Sydney set to break average temperatures this week in heat spike
- The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted a warmer and drier spring than usual
- But south-east will remain cool this week with low pressure system bringing rain
A blazing ‘heat spike’ is set to hit cities along Australia’s east coast during the first month of spring .
Weather forecasters are predicting temperatures to climb in Sydney and Brisbane this week as the entire country steers towards an unseasonably warm spring.
Brisbane can expect maximums to climb above 30C later this week, nine degrees above average.
While Sydney’s CBD is forecast to reach a high of 24C, some parts of the city will top 30C, with Penrith rising to 29C on Wednesday.
The Bureau of Meteorology expects spring to be warmer and drier than usual as a low pressure system drags the warm weather down from north and central Australia, heating up as it edges towards the eastern states.
And with the rising temperatures comes the threat of bushfires – particularly over the next fortnight.
Sky News Weather channel meteorologist Rob Sharpe told News.com.au: ‘Friday could be the hottest September day in two years in Brisbane.’
‘It got to 37C in 2017 but that was at the end of September and this is right near the start,’ he said.
Darwin will remain dry and sunny this week with highs of around 33C and lows around 20C.
Perth will hover around the high teens this week, with a possible Tuesday thunderstorm and chilly mornings expected from midweek onwards.
However, Australia’s southern cities are expected to maintain cooler weather as a cut-off-low pressure system heads towards the south east.
Mr Sharpe told News.com.au that the exact details of how the low pressure system would develop were not certain at this point, and that weather conditions may be ‘far more miserable’.
The Bureau of Meteorology expects this whole of spring to be warmer and drier than usual, as a low pressure system (pictured) drags the warm weather down from north and central Australia, heating up as it edges towards the eastern states
This will see Melbourne plummet from 20C highs at the beginning of the week to 14C by the weekend, with a mid week down pour expected.
Hobart will start high at 19C on Tuesday before dropping to 14C on Thursday with cold mornings through out and rain forecast.
Canberra is looking at far cooler maximums of around 21C and minimums of 2C.
Adelaide will stay below 20C all week with some downfalls predicted.