Get ready to swelter! Late blast of summer is set to sweep across Australia sending temperatures soaring to 36C - but it won't last long
- Warmer than average temperatures in NSW and Queensland on Monday
- Sydney is in for a top of 32 and even hotter in the west, while Brisbane will hit 30
- It will be a different story weather wise in Australian's southern states
Winter is less than two months away but parts of Australia are about to swelter through a late summer blast of heat.
Much of New South Wales and Queensland will experience warmer than average autumn temperatures ranging from the high 20s to the mid 30s on Monday.
Sydneysiders are in for a glorious day with the CBD set to reach a top of 32C.
Sydneysiders will flock to Bondi Beach on Monday as the temperatures climbs to 32 degrees
Temperatures are tipped to be be several degrees hotter in the west in suburbs such as Richmond, Penrith and Campbelltown.
The hottest place in NSW will be in the state's north-west, where Bourke and Brewarrina are tipped to reach a high of 36 degrees, followed by Tibooburra with 35.
Along the NSW north coast, regions such Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour will be in the high 20s while further inland, Grafton will reach a top of 33.
Monday's weather forecast for Australia's capital cities
'We're seeing winds from central Australia bring warm air across of much of state ahead of the cold front approaching from south-west,' Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Craig Ryan told Daily Mail Australia.
'The temperatures will cool down once that cold front comes through.'
Sydney will cool down to 27C on Tuesday with possible showers before plummeting to 21C on Wednesday.
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Temperatures will remain in the low to mid 20s for the rest of the week.
Much of Queensland will also warmer than average temperatures with Brisbane set to hit a top of 30C on Monday, while the Gold and Sunshine coasts will reach 28C.
Temperatures in north Queensland will remain in the low 30s for much of the week.
Birdsville in the central west will be hottest part of the state with a top of 35.
Brisbane's Southbank beach (pictured) will also be packed over the coming days
'Monday's temperatures will be three to five degree above average for this time of the year,' senior forecaster Gabriel Branescu told Daily Mail Australia.
'Temperatures will remain 2-3 degrees above average for the next few days until the cool change comes through on Thursday.
Forecasters were unable to say whether Monday's temperatures will be be final summer blast before winter.
Elsewhere across Australia, the west is also seeing temperatures in the 30s.
The mercury will rise to 32 at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Monday ahead of a cool change
The weather forecast is a different story in the state's south.
Melbourne and Adelaide will both see a top of 22 on Monday while Hobart will reach just 18 degrees.
Meanwhile in the Top End, northern coastal areas of the Northern Territory are bracing for torrential rain and 100 kilometre damaging winds.
A severe weather warning was issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on Sunday after monsoon trough was located near the northern Arnhem coast.
Parts of Australia's south aren't getting the same late surge of summer further north
Around 50-100mm of rainfall and wind gusts up to 100km/h are expected.
Coastal areas, including Jabiru, Maningrida and Numbulwar will experience moderate to heavy rain and may cop flash flooding.
Damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected for Cooinda, Bulman, Birany Birany but should ease late on Sunday.
