Queensland is expected to be scorched by temperatures up to 14C above average this week with Brisbane expected to swelter through the mid-30s on the final day of winter next Saturday.
Temperature records have been smashed in outback Australia in the last several days and those unseasonably hot conditions will move into northern NSW and Queensland this week.
Brisbane is forecast to nudge over 30C on Monday – with a top of 31C – and will remain hot throughout the week.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, temperatures are forecast to hit a maximum of 34C in the Queensland capital next Saturday.
It’s well above the city’s August mean maximum temperature of 21.8C.
Of particular importance for many in southeast Queensland, it means conditions could still be hot for kick-off in the massive NRL derby between the Brisbane Broncos and Dolphins at Suncorp Stadium at 5.30pm.
‘We’ve got temperatures well above average across much of Queensland for the entire upcoming week into next weekend,’ Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said on Sunday.
‘Generally speaking, those temperatures will be four to 14 degrees above the August average for much of western, southern and central Queensland, as well as the southeast.
Queenslanders are expected to be sweat through a scorching end to winter this week after temperature records were smashed across the Outback (stock image)
The weather system is predicted to send nudge temperatures in Brisbane above 30C on Monday before hitting northern NSW later in the week
The unseasonably warm conditions are being driven by hot conditions in the outback which has seen records tumble.
Oodnadatta topped 39.4C on Saturday – the hottest August temperature ever recorded anywhere in South Australia.
‘So we saw those really hot conditions picking up through the interior of Western Australia late last week, moving into central parts of Australia this weekend,’ Ms Bradbury said.
‘Impacting parts of South Australia, the Northern Territory and western Queensland.
‘But as we go into the early part of this coming week, that’s when we’re going to start seeing that heat picking up across Queensland and Northern and NSW in particular.’
And according to the bureau, it’s expected to be a hotter than average spring and summer.
‘Our long range forecasts are telling the same story – they’ve been telling it for quite a while now, which is a very high chance of exceeding the maximum temperature,’ Ms Bradbury said.
‘Which means more likely than not spring and into early summer will remain above average for the most part.
The Bureau of Meteorolody expect the weather system will precede a hotter than average spring and summer (pictured, Bondi Beach)
‘That’s not to say we won’t have cooler breaks within that three to six month period. We’re going to get our usual weather features moving through our cold fronts, our onshore wind.
‘But the overall trend for that longer term period is for warmer than average conditions.’
Meanwhile parts of south eastern Australia are expected to experience severe thunderstorms and wild weather on Sunday.
It’s expected to affect Victoria, southern NSW and South Australia.
Sydney
Monday: Sunny. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Min 17C Max 24C
Tuesday: Sunny. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon.Min 11C Max 24C
Wednesday: Sunny. Winds northwesterly 30 to 45 km/h turning westerly 35 to 55 km/h during the day then decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h during the evening. Min 17C Max 27C
Melbourne
Monday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers about the Dandenongs, medium chance elsewhere. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h turning northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Min 12C Max 18C
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the evening. Winds northerly 35 to 55 km/h. Min 11C Max 20C
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwesterly 30 to 45 km/h tending westerly 35 to 55 km/h during the morning then decreasing to 25 to 35 km/h during the evening. Min 12C Max 17C
Brisbane
Monday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the west in the late morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Min 16C Max 31C
Tuesday: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west in the afternoon and evening. Light winds. Min 16C Max 28C
Wednesday: Sunny. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 16C Max 32C
Perth
Monday: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending west to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Min 11C Max 22C
Tuesday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h tending southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Min 15C Max 20C
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Min 10C Max 21C
Adelaide
Monday:Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon. Min 12C Max 18C
Tuesday: Mostly sunny day. Medium chance of showers in the evening. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then turning west to northwesterly 30 to 45 km/h during the day. Min 11C Max 23C
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds westerly 35 to 50 km/h. Min 12C Max 17C
Hobart
Monday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h. Min 10C Max 16C
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Winds northwesterly 35 to 50 km/h. Min 11C Max 19C
Wednesday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning westerly 30 to 45 km/h during the day. : Min 8C Max 13C
Canberra
Monday: Medium chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Min 6C Max 17C
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Min 3C Max 17C
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h turning westerly 35 to 50 km/h during the afternoon. Min 9C Max 17C
Darwin
Monday: Sunny. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending north to northeasterly in the late afternoon. Min 24C Max 34C
Tuesday: Sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day then turning north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon. Min 23C Max 35C
Wednesday: Sunny. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Min 23C Max 34C
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