Sydney and Melbourne to get rainy weather as the rest of Australia gets a heatwave
'Anti-cyclone' in Melbourne will bring grey skies, drizzle before sunny weekend
Heatwave caused by hot winds from big high pressure system in the Bight
Almost 40C temperatures forecast for Perth and
Australia is set to sizzle once again with temperatures nearing 40C forecast this week after a mild start to the new year.
Perth and Adelaide will bear the brunt of the heatwave, while Sydney and Melbourne's dreary weather will continue with forecast drizzle.
The WA capital will scorched with 39C on Tuesday before cooling off after Thursday but staying sunny.
Australia is set to sizzle once again with temperatures nearing 40C forecast this week after a mild start to the new year
Perth model Bridget Malcolm enjoys the WA summer which is set to continue with a heatwave of up to 39C this week
Northern parts of the state will be even hotter, peaking on Thursday at 46C in the mining town of Marble Bar - one of Australia's hottest towns.
The warm weather then moves on to Adelaide which starts at 29C before rising steadily to a stifling weekend with 39-degree temperatures.
A big high pressure system moving through the Great Australian Bight is the source of the heatwave, bringing hot winds only abated by the sea breeze.
Northern parts of the state will be even hotter, peaking on Thursday at 46C in the mining town of Marble Bar - one of Australia's hottest towns
The warm weather then moves on to Adelaide (pictured) which starts at 29C before rising steadily to a stifling weekend with 39-degree temperatures
A big high pressure system moving through the Great Australian Bight is the source of the heatwave, bringing hot winds only abated by the sea breeze
By contrast, eastern capitals will have continued mild and uninspiring weather stuck in the mid-20s for most of the week.
Melbourne will experience an 'anticyclonic gloom' where a system similar to a cyclone but swirling anticlockwise with mild winds and stable conditions.
It will bring constant gloomy skies with drizzle and possible showers until Friday when sunny skies and temperatures up to 36C return.
Sydney will have grey skies bringing consistent light, infrequent showers and maximums in the mid-20s.
By contrast, eastern capitals like Melbourne (pictured) will have continued mild and uninspiring weather stuck in the mid-20s for most of the week
Melbourne will experience an 'anticyclonic gloom' where a system similar to a cyclone but swirling anticlockwise with mild winds and stable conditions
It will bring constant gloomy skies with drizzle and possible showers until Friday when sunny skies and temperatures up to 36C return
Nights in the low 20s are forecast for Brisbane (pictured) with maximums ranging from 27C to 29C accompanied by showers every day until they clear on the weekend
Canberra will be spared the rain except for a possible shower on Friday, and enjoy higher temperatures in the high 20s and low 30s, peaking at 32C on Saturday.
Queensland will be gripped by its usual tropical conditions with monsoonal rain hitting most of the coast and some inland areas.
Nights in the low 20s are forecast for Brisbane with maximums ranging from 27C to 29C accompanied by showers every day until they clear on the weekend.
Australia's temperature forecast for Tuesday with Perth gripped by a heatwave
Australia's temperature forecast for Wednesday with with western heatwave intensifying
Australia's temperature forecast for Thursday as the hot weather moves east towards Adelaide
Australia's temperature forecast for Friday as the hot weather leaves Perth and scorches Adelaide
Australia's temperature forecast for Saturday with drier conditions across the country's south
Farther north the rain will increase, as will the heat with Cairns above 30C all week peaking at 34C on Wednesday.
It's a similar story in Darwin with a week full of thunderstorms and temperatures hovering around the low 30s.
Hobart continues its usual mild summer with a few showers over the week and until a sunny weekend with a top of 27C