Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane weather trends now
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Temperatures are forecast to rise above 40C across parts of the country over the coming days after southern Australia experienced its coldest spring in 30 years.
In the surest sign summer has arrived, parts of northwest Australia have already sweltered through the weekend - at times alternating between the high 30s and low 40s in Western Australia.
After a cold and wet season in Victoria, Melbourne´s maximum temperature peaked at 34C on Sunday.
Temperatures across Australia will soar from tomorrow morning with Queensland set to face a particular scorching start to the week
A 'heatwave' could force rising temperatures southeast over the next week, with Queensland forecast to bear the brunt from Tuesday.
But colder air is expected to surge into parts of South Australia and Victoria and insulate the south - with temperatures falling as low as 16C in Melbourne.
The wildly fluctuating temperatures come after parts of Victoria and NSW grappled with devastating floods over the past month.
On Monday, areas inland of Sydney city will reach the mid-30s before a southerly change.
The hot weather over the weekend in the major capitals prompted many to flock to the water (pictured swimmer at Sydney's Bondi Beach)
Temperatures in Sydney itself will hover around the mid-to-high 20s until Thursday, but will drop into the low 20s for the remainder of the week.
Sky News meteorologist Rob Sharpe said the southerly change will cool off southern parts of NSW on Tuesday.
'We´re expecting hotter than usual weather across the north ... it´s going to stick around as a general rule of thumb for the coming weeks,' he said.
Mr Sharpe said the heat would become much more widespread from
