Record temperatures forecast as unseasonable heatwave hits southern Australia

Record-breaking temperatures will continue in southern parts of Australia this week, with Adelaide set to cop the brunt of the heat today.

Beachgoers can expect temperatures in the mid-30s early this week in Adelaide.

Temperatures have peaked in the mid-30s in Adelaide and an April heatwave record looks set to be broken in the state capital.

Extreme heat in early April is not abnormal, but with 34 degrees Celsius in Adelaide on Sunday, 35C forecast for today and 33C on Tuesday, a significant record is in danger.

Read the story by Camron Sleesor from ABC News - “Record temperatures forecast as unseasonable heatwave hits southern Australia.”

New temperature records expected as NSW, Queensland brace for second spring heatwave

Temperature records set on Saturday may not last long, as eastern Australia braces for another heatwave.

Northern New South Wales and Queensland will bear the brunt of the extreme heat, with Brisbane and Ipswich expected to set new September records on Thursday.

Outback regions will be even hotter.

The Bureau of Meteorology predicts Queensland will hit a new September record on Wednesday, with Birdsville in the far west Channel Country expected to reach 43 degrees.

That would equal the hottest September day ever recorded anywhere in Australia.

Read the ABC News story - “New temperature records expected as NSW, Queensland brace for second spring heatwave.”