The heatwave continues across parts of Australia, with several capital cities forecast to reach above 30C this week.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts Perth, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Brisbane are likely to record higher temperatures as September comes to an end.
“This high pressure system in the Bite starts to dominate, bringing clear skies and allowing those temperatures to start to build which is what we see particularly about the far western WA, pushing up into the mid-30s,” Ms Scully said. “The heat’s really starting to build across the far west, with maximum temperatures forecast between 8-16 degrees above average,” she said.
While Brisbane will just be shy of 30C across the long weekend, light winds are forecast to become north to northeasterly at 15 to 25km/h for both Sunday and Monday. morning.Ms Scully said AFL fans could expect to experience a top of 28C on grand final day on Saturday, with warm and sunny conditions forecast.“It’ll be really pleasant weather and warm weather for the long weekend,” she said.“Saturday night will remain relatively warm, still sitting around 20 degrees at midnight.
Ms Scully said Saturday would be significantly warmer than the last time Brisbane met Collingwood back in 2002 and 2003 when temperatures reached 11.9C and 13.7C respectively.Meanwhile, when the Brisbane Broncos take on the Penrith Panthers in the NRL grand final on Sunday, the bureau is forecasting players will be experiencing temperatures in the high 20s at kick-off.
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