<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A high-pressure system over </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="" title="Australia"><span>Australia</span></a><span> is driving a run of unseasonably warm autumn </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/weather" rel="" target="" title="weather"><span>weather</span></a><span> in the nation's southern states this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Northerly winds moving anticlockwise around the high is dragging warm air from the middle of the country south, according to WeatherZone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pattern, which is bringing warm and dry conditions to Victoria, South Australia and even Tasmania, will remain in place for several days as the high drifts east.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/redundancies-australia-jacques-bergh-dealing-with-redundancy-exclusive/9a8c37d8-7d97-4369-8c35-50aafbbaab3f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Jacques has applied for over 100 jobs. He says AI is making it impossible to stand out</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The mercury is set to reach 29 degrees in Adelaide today, while Melbourne is forecast to peak at 26 degrees and Hobart could hit 20 degrees and sunny.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The maximum temperature is not expected to dip below 23 degrees in Adelaide, Melbourne or Hobart until Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adelaide is heading for maximum temperatures between 24 and 28 degrees over the next week, well above the April average of 22.2 degrees.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/highpressure-system-brings-warm-spell-to-southern-states/a36e823c-12aa-4aa2-9eae-c2e76730376d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The temperature in Melbourne should hover around 25 degrees into the weekend, before dipping to 21 and partly cloudy on Monday, which is still above the April average of 20.4 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/anzac-day-public-holiday-2026-state-by-state-guide-explained/97d7f484-4921-4304-b0f8-695592f7fefe" target="_blank"><strong><span>Anzac Day is almost here, but not everyone gets a long weekend this year</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hobart is expected to smash its average April temperature of 17.5 degrees as it heads towards a sunny top of 25 degrees on Friday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There's minimal rain on the radar for Victoria and South Australia mainly sunny days forecast across the next week before a few clouds move in early next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tasmania is forecast to receive some rain tomorrow before conditions clear towards the end of the week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><em><span> </span></em><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><em><span> </span></em><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><em><span> </span></em><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em></em></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><em><span> </span></em><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a><em></em></p></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><em><span> </span></em><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a><em></em></li></ul></div></div>