SEARCH out the sunnies and sunscreen because almost every capital city is set to be hit with scorching temperatures this week as an “exceptional” heat spell takes hold.
Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane and Sydney can all expect to see the week out with temperatures approaching, or even exceeding, the mid-30s. In some country areas, 40C will likely be exceeded.
But here’s the kicker. Just in time for the weekend those temperatures will all head down into the twenties as conditions become wet and unsettled.
“Queensland and northern Australia have been the focus of the heat recently but it’s going to make it way further south, so southeastern Australia can expect hot spells, particularly on Thursday and Friday,” Sky News Weather channel meteorologist Rob Sharpe said on Monday.
But before that happens, the fierce storms that have been hitting Queensland are back on Monday and Tuesday.
“The Wide Bay, Burnett and Capricornia regions could see one or two supercells storms which means damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain are all a threat,” he said.
On Tuesday, the storm field may move slightly further north with ground zero around the Central Highlands and coalfields.
Queensland has seen some record-breaking heat spikes over the weekend with Clermont, south west of Mackay, topping out at 42C and Longreach peaking at almost 44C.
“These temperatures are new records for October in Queensland,” Mr Sharpe said.
HEAT HEADS WEST, THEN VEERS SOUTH
“Very hot air masses are lingering in that region but they will be cooling off a little bit and as we shift into Tuesday that heat moves west.”
But while central parts of Queensland may be about to lose some of the heat, it looks to set to turn up again much further south.
Initially the hot air mass will retreat towards the west, getting nice and toasty in the desert, then winds will push it south and then east toward some of Australia’s most populated regions.
“On Wednesday it will be a little bit hotter and then on Thursday northerly winds will take control, dragging that heat to coastal areas, which could see temperatures hitting the mid-30s in Adelaide and Melbourne,” he said.
Mildura could see 41C on Thursday as the wind whips in from the desert. Warnings for severe fire danger are likely later in the week.
The Bureau of Meteorology has said that early November is relatively usual for the first 30C-plus day post-winter in Victoria.
“Into Friday, north-westerly winds will drag that heat all the way to the east coast including to Sydney and Newcastle.
“Temperatures will be way above average. It’s going to be pretty exceptional and in some areas it will be the hottest weather since February.”
It is unlikely to be an official heatwave though. That’s because as fast as the scorching highs take hold, they will then disappear. But it will still be warm with maximums in the southeast in the mid to high twenties.
As the heat dissipates, expect possible rain and storms to sweep in.
WHEN WILL THE HEAT HIT?
Monday will be the coolest day at 22C and cloudy. Then the mercury edges up with 27C on Wednesday with Friday’s 34C the big one. Highs will then edge down over the weekend. The nights will be increasingly stuffy with the minimum of 24C on Friday as hot as a spring day.
The Queensland capital will be 23C on Monday and then high-twenties for the rest of a sunny week before pushing into the thirties on the weekend.
The heat will make its presence felt early in the capital. From 25C on Monday it will hit 31C on Wednesday and then 33C on Thursday and Friday. The nights should still be manageable although minimums should be in the mid-teens by the weekend.
Don’t be fooled by Monday’s high of 19C — it will reach 27C on a mostly sunny Tuesday and then 33C by Thursday. On the weekend it will retreat back to 24C.
To escape the heat, head to Hobart where it will struggle to even hit 20C for most of the week. Friday should see 21C followed by 26C on a rainy Friday before heading back to 17C on Saturday.
A sunny week. Monday’s 24C will rise to 29C on Tuesday, 30C on Wednesday and a scorching 36C on Thursday. Glenelg Beach is likely to be packed. Enjoy it while you can — on Saturday the maximum temperature will have plummeted 15C compared to Thursday.
A pleasant but not baking week in Western Australia. The hottest day will be Tuesday on 27C with highs the rest of the week in the early to mid-twenties. Mostly sunny.
It should be around 34-36C all week with storms heading into the weekend.
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