<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents in parts of Australia's east coast are expected to swelter this week with several areas on track to experience record-high October temperatures.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and South Australia could break heat record as temperatures remain on track to reach the mid-40s, according to </span><a href="https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/record-october-heat-possible-in-at-least-three-states/1890946" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Weatherzone"><span>Weatherzone</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The predicted conditions come off the back of a week of heat in Western Australia's north-west, which is spreading across the country.</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><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/missing-woman-perth-michelle-leahy/0116e5c1-8a67-466f-a6c9-cf0d57c6872d"><strong><span>'We want you home': Husband of missing Perth woman in heartbreaking plea</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is a chance that South Australia's previous October heat record of 45.4 degrees at Oodnadatta could be broken, with temperatures of 45 degrees expected on Monday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Monday is expected to be the hottest day for Queensland's far south-west with temperatures tipped to reach 45 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW's October temperature record is currently 43.9 degrees in the state's north-west but parts of the upper-west are expected to reach 43 degrees on Tuesday.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/parts-of-australia-set-to-swelter-with-several-states-on-track-to-break-heat-records/14e38dad-5fa1-45cd-b945-7cefcd0639af" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Australian Capital Territory could reach 32 degrees on Monday and Tuesday, matching the state's October temperature record of 32.7 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However as the week progresses, there will be some relief for parts of the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Dean Narramore, a low-pressure system will develop in the Bight on Tuesday, bringing showers to southern WA.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The weather system will also bring patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms to South Australia and western Victoria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Hot and dry conditions will continue across much of northern and eastern Australia," Narramore said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Wednesday will see rain and thunderstorms move across Tasmania, Victoria and inland NSW as a low in the Bight moves eastwards.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Ahead of the rain it will be very hot and windy across eastern and northern NSW with elevated fire dangers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There will be dry, sunny weather elsewhere."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"High pressure will dominate much of the country's weather on Thursday, meaning dry and mostly sunny weather for many.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The only wet weather will be a few light showers in Tasmania, southern parts of Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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