Australians in every state and territory are set to sweat during the final week of summer with temperatures set to soar above 30C.
Weatherzone meteorologist Anthony Sharwood said a high pressure system over the Great Australian Bight was behind the burst of warm weather.
The system is set to push eastward as northerly winds circulating around it drag hot and dry air southwards, causing temperatures to soar in the southeast.
Aussies on the east coast will enjoy temperatures in the mid-30s during the final week of February, before summer officially comes to a close.
Adelaide and Melbourne are forecast to reach 35C on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hobart will reach 29C on Wednesday, while Canberra will see several days in the thirties, with the mercury reaching a balmy 33C at the end of the week.
Sydney will reach a maximum of 32C on Friday, with residents in the city’s western suburbs told to brace for temperatures close to 40C.
Persistent extreme heat is set to linger in the country’s interior, with maximum temperatures pushing to the mid 40s.
Australians in every state and territory are set to swelter this week, with temperatures set to soar within the mid-30s in every state and territory (pictured is a Weatherzone map)
Birdsville, in Queensland’s southwest corner, is expected to reach between 43C and 46C for the next seven days.
Meanwhile, Tropical Cyclone Alfred off the coast of Queensland is set to strengthen to a category three storm by Wednesday.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the cyclone’s path remains ‘highly uncertain’ but as of Tuesday the system was sitting about 900km north-east of Mackay.
‘Today and tonight, we expect it to very slowly move towards the south-east and slowly intensify as well,’ meteorologist Dean Narramore said.
The cyclone formed off the Far North Queensland coast on Sunday and has steadily grown in strength as it travels south over the Coral Sea.
The system will reach a category three level on Thursday and Friday before moving south and further away from the state’s coast.
Sydney
Tuesday: Shower or two. Winds up to 25km/h. Max 25C.
Sydney will reach a maximum of about 32C on Friday, with residents in the western suburbs urged to brace for temperatures close to 40C (pictured, Bondi Beach)
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 20C Max 28C.
Thursday: Sunny. Chance of a thunderstorm in the west. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 20C Max 29C.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 20C Max 32C.
Saturday: Cloudy. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 21C Max 29C.
Melbourne
Tuesday: Sunny. Winds up to 20km/h. Max 27C.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Winds up to 30km/h. Min 16C Max 34C.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 17C Max 26C.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 17C Max 26C.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min15C Max 25C.
Brisbane
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 30km/h. Max 31C.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 30km/h. Min 22C Max 30C.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 21C Max 30C.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 21C Max 31C.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 21C Max 30C.
Meanwhile, Tropical Cyclone Alfred off the coast of Queensland is set to strengthen to a category three storm by Wednesday (the system is pictured)
Canberra
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Winds up to 20km/h. Max 27C.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 1`2C Max 33C.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Min 13C Max 34C.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 15C Max 33C.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 13C Max 32C.
Adelaide
Tuesday: Sunny. Winds up to 20km/h. Max 33C.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 20C Max 31`C.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 17C Max 31C.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 19C Max 28C.
Saturday: Sunny. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 15C Max 28C.
Weatherzone meteorologist Anthony Sharwood said a high pressure system over the Great Australian Bight was behind the burst of warm weather (pictured, beach-goers in Adelaide)
Hobart
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 20km/h. Max 24C.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 13C Max 28C.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 14C Max 22C.
Friday: Shower or two. Winds up to 30km/h. Min 13C Max 21C.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 11C Max 23C.
Perth
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Max 28C.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 19C Max 32C.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 20C Max 30C.
Friday: Sunny. Winds up to 30km/h. Min 19C Max 32C.
Saturday: Sunny. Winds up to 30km/h. Min 19C Max 33C.
Aussies on the east coast will enjoy temperatures in the mid-30s during the final week of February, before summer officially comes to a close (pictured, beach-goers in Adelaide)
Darwin
Tuesday: Shower or two. Chance of a thunderstorm. Max 33C.
Wednesday: Possible shower. Chance of a thunderstorm. Min 24C Max 34C.
Thursday: Shower or two. Chance of a thunderstorm. Min 25C Max 33C.
Friday: Possible shower. Chance of a thunderstorm. Min 25C Max 33C.
Saturday: Possible shower. Min 26C Max 34C.
