East coast to sizzle after record October temperatures in Australia’s west

<p>Multiple locations across Australia’s eastern states are facing temperatures up to 18C above average over the coming week, BoM says</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/20/australia-news-live-space-debris-wa-albanese-trump-meeting-labor-supermarkets-price-gouging-barnaby-joyce-nationals-coalition-sussan-ley-net-zero-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></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>October heat records are set to fall this week across South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, while Sydney and Brisbane can expect peaks in the high 30s.</p><p>“A very big day of weather” was expected for the south-east on Wednesday, according to Dean Narramore, senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology.</p><p>Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Min 18 Max 24</p><p>Wednesday: Becoming windy. Partly cloudy. Min 18 Max 38</p><p>Thursday: Partly cloudy. Min 18 Max 24</p><p>Tuesday: Sunny. Min 18 Max 30</p><p>Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Min 19 Max 30</p><p>Thursday: Partly cloudy. Min 19 Max 37</p><p>Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Min 9 Max 21</p><p>Wednesday: Sunny. Min 9 Max 23</p><p>Thursday: Partly cloudy. Min 11 Max 21</p><p>Tuesday: Showers. Storm developing. Min 14 Max 27</p><p>Wednesday: Possible early storm. Showers. Min 14 Max 19</p><p>Thursday: Partly cloudy. Min 11 Max 20</p><p>Tuesday: Shower or two developing. Min 10 Max