What a scorcher! Parts of Australia are set to sweat through the hottest October day in 80 YEARS as heatwave sweeps across swathes of the country – but it won’t last long
- Southern parts of Australia expected to swelter through Thursday and Friday
- Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania may have record breaking October heat
- South Australia will break records on Thursday when the mercury soars to 36C
- Forecasters predicting wet and stormy weather next week in eastern Australia
Parts of Australia are expected to swelter before the weekend with the potential for 80-year temperature records to be broken.
A big high pressure system in the Tasman Sea and a trough across south Western Australia will see the mercury soar in the east of the country in the coming days.
Records are expected to be broken on Thursday in Sale, in the Gippsland region of Victoria, when the mercury soars to 36C – the hottest October temperature since 1940.
Areas of Tasmania, South Australia and Canberra are forecast to have temperatures as high as 31C to 34C on Friday before thunderstorms roll in on the weekend.
A big high in the Tasman Sea and a trough across south Western Australia is the cause of dramatically increased heat in the east of the country
South Australia will break records on Thursday when the mercury soars to 36C – the hottest temperature since 1940 (Pictured: Semaphore Beach South Australia)
Sydneysiders are expected to enjoy a warm 27C on Thursday and Friday, but are warned of bushfires which are still burning across the state.
Further north, Brisbane will peak at 27C but showers will dampen their parade just in time for the weekend.
Darwin will have a week of showers but still muggy temperatures hovering around 32C.
Sydneysiders are enjoying a warm 27C on Thursday and Friday but are warned of bushfires which are still burning across the state
The extreme October heat wont stick around for long with forecasters predicting wet and stormy weather next week in eastern Australia
Sky News Weather channel Meteorologist Tom Saunders said most of the southern area of Australia can expect temperatures well above October averages.
‘Sale, for example, in Gippsland, 35C is your forecast for Thursday. That would be the hottest October day since 1940, so it’s rare that you see temperatures that hot this time of year,’ he said.
The extreme October heat wont stick around for long with forecasters predicting wet and stormy weather next week in eastern Australia.
Central and western Queensland as well as northern inland NSW will endure the wet weather first between Tuesday and Thursday, with an expected 10-30mm.
The storms will then shift towards the Murray Darlin Basin between Saturday and Tuesday.