Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane weekend weather: What you need to know

Australia is experiencing a spell of warm weather and it is expected to remain pleasant into the weekend.

There is currently a slowly moving area of ​​high pressure in the centre of the country, causing temperatures to rise.

Weatherzone meteorologist Michael Phillips said temperatures would be “certainly significantly above normal” over the coming days, describing the rising temperatures as a “winter heatwave”.

“When you look at how warm it’s going to be, particularly in the Northern Territory and the northern parts of South Australia, it’s significantly warmer than normal,” he said.

‘In some regions, such as the Northern Territory and northern parts of South Australia, it could continue into Sunday.

“It’s still a heat wave, but not as bad as a summer heat wave.”

For Australians on the east coast, it will be a pleasant temperature on Saturday. A maximum temperature of 25 degrees is expected in Sydney, 22 degrees in Melbourne, 27 degrees in Brisbane, 21 degrees in Canberra and 19 degrees in Hobart.

But places closer to central New South Wales will be even warmer, with Darwin expected to hit 35 degrees Celsius and Coober Pedy in northern South Australia forecast to hit 34 degrees Celsius.

The only place where a heatwave is not expected is the south of Western Australia. Perth is expected to see cooler weather and some showers this week, with temperatures reaching 21 degrees Celsius.

There is a chance that temperatures will rise again in the middle of next week, before a stronger cold front causes temperatures to drop again.

‘Early next week it will cool down a bit, by the middle of next week it will warm up again and the biggest cold front, where it will really cool down – at least for a few days – will come towards the end of the month.’

Sydney

Friday: Mostly sunny. Light wind becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon and weak in the evening. Min. 10. Max. 22.

Saturday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, probably in the morning. Light wind becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning and then weak in the evening. Min. 12. Max. 25.

Sunday: Cloudy. Small chance of a shower. Light wind. Min. 16. Max. 26.

Melbourne

Friday: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, probably in the late afternoon and evening. Wind from the north 25 to 40 km/h. Min. 9. Max. 19.

Saturday: Average chance of showers, probably in the morning. Mostly sunny in the afternoon. Wind north 35 to 50 km/h. Min 14. Max 22.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers, likely in the afternoon and evening. Chance of thunder over the Dandenongs. Wind northerly 15 to 25 km/h, increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the morning and tending to northwesterly in the evening. Min 12. Max 22.

Brisbane

Friday: Partly cloudy. Chance of fog in the morning, mainly in the west. Small chance of a shower in the late morning and afternoon. Light wind shifting to east to southeast 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon and then light in the evening. Min 16. Max 26.

Saturday: Sunny. Light wind. Min 14. Max 26.

Sunday: Sunny. Light wind that becomes northeasterly in the afternoon 15 to 20 km/h and weak in the evening. Min. 14. Max. 28.

Perth

Friday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the southwest. Wind westerly 15 to 25 km/h shifting northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h before sunrise. Min 14. Max 21.

Saturday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, probably in the morning and afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms. Heavy rainfall possible in the hills. Winds northwest 25 to 40 km/h, tending to west 30 to 45 km/h in the morning. Min. 13. Max. 19.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers, probably in the morning. Westerly wind 25 to 35 km/h, decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the morning, then west to northwest and light in the evening. Min. 12. Max. 20.

Adelaide

Friday: Cloudy. Chance of showers. Wind northeast 15 to 25 km/h, increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the morning, then shifting to northwest 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Min 12. Max 24.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Small chance of a shower. Wind northwest 15 to 25 km/h, becoming light in the afternoon and becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Min. 12. Max. 22.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers. Wind north 15 to 25 km/h shifting west to northwest 25 to 35 km/h in the afternoon. Min 14. Max 21.

Hobart

Friday: Partly cloudy. Average chance of showers, probably early in the morning. Wind west to northwest 25 to 35 km/h, becoming westerly to 25 km/h in the morning, then north to northwest, becoming light in the evening. Min. 10. Max. 16.

Saturday: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, probably in the morning. Light wind that becomes northerly in the morning at 15 to 25 km/h and becomes northwesterly in the afternoon at 15 to 20 km/h. Min. 8. Max. 17.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, probably in the afternoon and evening. Wind northwest 15 to 25 km/h, shifting to north 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Min. 11. Max. 19.

Canberra

Friday: Partly cloudy. Spots of frost and chance of fog in the morning. Small chance of a shower at night. Light wind that will become northwesterly in the early afternoon 15 to 20 km/h and weak in the evening. Min. 1. Max. 18.

Saturday: Average chance of showers, likely in the morning. Mostly sunny in the afternoon. Light wind becoming northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning becoming light in the evening. Min. 4. Max. 21.

Sunday: Cloudy. Average chance of showers, probably in the evening. Light wind becoming northwesterly during the day 15 to 25 km/h. Min. 8. Max. 21.

Australians along the east coast are expecting a sultry Saturday, with highs predicted to reach 25 degrees in Sydney, 22 degrees in Melbourne, 27 degrees in Brisbane, 21 degrees in Canberra and 19 degrees in Hobart.

Darwin

Friday: Sunny. Winds east to southeast 15 to 25 km/h, tending to northwest to northeast in early afternoon and then light in evening. Min 23. Max 35.

Saturday: Partly cloudy. Small chance of a shower in the city, almost zero chance elsewhere. Light wind that becomes easterly during the day at 15 to 25 km/h and tends to northwest to northeast in the afternoon. Min. 23. Max. 34.

Sunday: Sunny. Light wind that becomes east to northeast 15 to 25 km/h during the day and tends to northwest to northeast in the afternoon. Min. 24. Max. 35.