October heat records could tumble in multiple states as hot weather sweeps east through central Australia | Australia weather

Multiple October weather records could fall over the weekend as temperatures are expected to rise 15 degrees above average in some parts of Australia.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, temperatures are expected to rise in parts of South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and the ACT, while parts of the east coast will experience severe storms on Saturday.

“This generation of heat going through many things [Western Australia] The bureau’s senior meteorologist Dean Narramore said temperatures could be eight to 14 degrees above average today across central and eastern parts of Western Australia and western parts of South Australia.

This is expected to move inland from SA, causing temperatures to rise 12 degrees above average, before the warm weather spreads into parts of Queensland and NSW early next week.

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Narramore said temperatures could drop into the low 40s in inland SA, south-west Queensland and western NSW.

“For some locations, this will approach the October record.”

Oodnadatta in SA is expected to hit a sweltering 45C on Monday, while Birdsville in Queensland is expected to be sweltered with temperatures above 40C for five days.

Narramore said forecasts for the capitals Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane were fairly typical for October, although Australia’s interior tended to endure record temperatures.

The bureau has predicted “severe” storms, with potential “giant hail”, could hit south-east Queensland and north-east NSW on Saturday.