Event Brief
Spring heat surge set to bring hottest September
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM ET
Summary: After a polar blast, temperatures across south-east Australia are forecast to rise as much as 12°C above average this weekend. Weather modelling also points to the potential for record heat later in the season, following Antarctica-linked cold that dropped temperatures up to 10°C below average and brought snow near sea level in Tasmania.
WHO: Weather modelling
WHAT: Forecasts predict a rapid warming and potential record heat across south-east Australia after a polar blast.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
WHERE: South-east Australia
WHY: Rapid warming is attributed to an in-feed of air from Australia’s north-west “heat engine,” while earlier cold was linked to frigid air from Antarctica.
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