Hot public holiday expected for Sydney and Brisbane after record rain for parts of NSW and Queensland in September

<p>Warm weather follows deluges in more than a dozen places in NSW and Queensland which topped daily records for the month</p><ul><li><p>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p>Sydney and Brisbane are in for a hot public holiday on Monday, with temperatures set to pass 30C in both capitals.</p><p>The warm weather comes after a soaking September on Australia’s east coast smashed monthly rain records across 21 places in Queensland and six in New South Wales following a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/23/august-rain-records-smashed-across-nsw-as-thunderstorms-and-more-rain-loom-in-final-week">record-breaking rain in August</a>.</p><p>Sydney – sunny, minimum 20C, maximum 31C</p><p>Brisbane – sunny, minimum 15C, maximum 32C</p><p>Melbourne – shower or two, minimum 12C, maximum 16C</p><p>Adelaide – shower or two, minimum 11C, maximum 17C</p><p>Canberra – shower or two, minimum 11C, maximum 23C</p><p>Perth – sunny, minimum 8C, maximum 21C</p><p>Hobart – possible shower, minimum 7C, maximum 14C</p><p>Darwin – partly cloudy minimum 25C, maximum 35C</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/05/hot-public-holiday-expected-for-sydney-and-brisbane-after-record-rain-for-parts-of-nsw-and-queensland-in-september">Continue reading...</a>