Summer-like heat, strong winds, bushfire warnings and rain are all factors accompanying the first weekend of spring in parts of Australia.

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a maximum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius in Sydney on Friday, which is significantly higher than the 19 degrees Celsius recorded on the same day last year.

Weather conditions are set to improve over the weekend, with the office predicting temperatures will drop to 16°C on Sunday, with up to 1mm of rain.

Meanwhile, much of the south of the country is bracing for another round of devastating winds on Friday, with gusts of up to 105 km/h expected.

The Bureau of Meteorology warned that higher temperatures combined with strong winds could increase the risk of fires, although no warnings were issued on Friday morning.

Satellite imagery from the Bureau shows multiple hot spots have been detected along the eastern reaches of New South Wales and southern Queensland, likely small fires caused by lightning strikes.

Strong winds are expected on Friday in the Australian Capital Territory, southern and central highlands, the south coast, and the Blue Mountains, Illawarra and Snowy Mountains.

Up to 10mm of rain is forecast for southern Melbourne on Friday before the rain clouds dissipate and temperatures drop over the weekend.

Satellite image showing detected fire hotspots – likely small blazes – across the country on Friday, with the Bureau warning that higher temperatures and strong winds could cause them to spread

The maximum temperature in Garden City on Friday is forecast to be 24°C, dropping to 18°C ​​over the weekend and a minimum of 11°C.

Damaging wind warnings are also in place for large parts of eastern Victoria until Friday morning, with disruptions affecting the Alpine regions, Central and Gippsland districts, and the outer suburbs of Melbourne and Geelong.

Further west, in Adelaide, temperatures are set to reach 20°C on Friday, with a slight drop over the weekend. Rainfall totals of between 8mm and just 1mm are forecast.

In Brisbane, on the other hand, it is unlikely that a single drop of rain will fall over the weekend, the skies will be clear, the weather will be sunny and the maximum temperature will be 29°C.

The same cannot be said for Tasmania, where after last week’s floods, up to 10mm of rain is forecast for Hobart on Friday, after which most of the rain is also expected to dissipate.

Minor flood warnings remain in force for the Macquarie, Isis, Lake, Meander, Mersey, North Esk and South Esk rivers.

The weather forecast for Perth on Friday is for up to 3mm of rain and a maximum temperature of 22°C over the weekend.

Fire warnings are in effect for the Central Interior region of Western Australia on Thursday.

Elsewhere, Darwin was forecast to record a maximum temperature of 35C with a slight chance of rain, while Canberra was forecast to hit 24C on Friday.

Friday is set to be a warm day in NSW, but temperatures are likely to drop over the weekend, with highs reaching around 25°F (pictured: Bondi)

Sydney

Weather forecast for the rest Friday: High 30. Sunny. Precipitation chance: 5 percent. Sydney area: Sunny. North-west wind 20 to 30 km/h.

Saturday: Min 19 High 24. Chance of rain. Chance of rain: 0 to 1 mm. Rain chance: 40 per cent. Sydney area: Sunny in the morning. Medium chance of rain in the afternoon and evening. Wind north-westerly 15 to 20 km/h changing to south-easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning.

Sunday: Min 15 High 24. Chance of a morning shower. Chance of rain: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 40 per cent. Sydney Area: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a morning shower. Light winds.

Brisbane

Weather forecast for the rest Friday: High 26. Partly cloudy. Rain chance: 5 per cent. Brisbane area: Partly cloudy. Light wind becoming north to north-easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day, then light in the late evening.

Saturday: Min 14 High 28. Sunny. Chance of precipitation: 5 per cent. Brisbane area. Chance of fog in the west early morning. Sunny day. Light wind becoming north to north-easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day, then light in the evening.

Sunday: Min 14 High 29. Sunny. Chance of precipitation: 0 per cent. Brisbane area: Chance of morning fog. Sunny day. Light winds becoming north to north-easterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day, then light in the evening.

Melbourne

Weather forecast for the rest Friday: Maximum 24. Rain developing. Winds easing. Chance of rain: 1 to 6 mm. Rain chance: 80 per cent. Melbourne area: Partly cloudy. High chance of rain, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Damaging winds possible in the outer suburbs in the morning and afternoon. Winds north to north-westerly 35 to 50 km/h turning to westerly to south-westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the afternoon and evening.

Saturday: Min 9 High 19. Sunny. Rain chance: 20 per cent. Melbourne area. Sunny day. Slight chance of showers in the early morning and evening. Light winds becoming westerly at 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon, then north-westerly in the evening.

Sunday: Min 11 Max 18. Developing showers. Chance of precipitation: 0 to 4 mm. Rain chance: 80 per cent. Melbourne area: Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Wind north-westerly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the morning.

Brisbane is set to enjoy a sunny weekend, but the Bureau warns winds could increase the risk of bushfires

Perth

Weather forecast for the rest Friday. Maximum 18. Rain showers. Chance of rain: 0 to 2 mm. Rain chance: 60 per cent. Perth area: Mostly cloudy. Moderate chance of gusty rain, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. West wind 15 to 20 km/h, light in the late afternoon.

Saturday: Min 10 Max 20. Chance of showers. Chance of rain: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 40 per cent. Perth area: Partly cloudy. Chance of morning fog around hills. Medium chance of showers in the morning and early afternoon. Light winds.

Sunday: Min 9 High 21. Sunny. Chance of precipitation: 5 percent. Perth area: Mostly sunny. Chance of morning fog around hills. Light winds.

Adelaide

Weather forecast for the rest Friday: Maximum 20. Rain, clearing towards the end. Chance of rain: 2 to 8 mm. Rain chance: 95 per cent. Adelaide area: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, most likely in the late morning and afternoon, then clearing in the evening. Wind southwest 15 to 25 km/h, turning to the west in the morning.

Saturday: Min 10 High 18. Chance of rain showers. Rain chance: 0 to 1 mm. Rain chance: 40 per cent. Adelaide area. Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers around hills and southern suburbs, slight chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming westerly to north-westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning.

Sunday: Min 11 Max 18. Showers. Chance of precipitation: 1 to 6 mm. Rain chance: 90 per cent. Adelaide area: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Westerly winds 25 to 35 km/h.

Canberra

Weather forecast for the rest Friday: High 24. Starting to be breezy. Sunny. Chance of precipitation: 10 per cent. Canberra area: Sunny. North-west wind 30 to 50 km/h.

Saturday: Min 11 Max 20. A rain shower or two. Chance of rain: 0 to 2 mm. Rain chance: 60 per cent. Canberra area: Cloudy. Moderate chance of rain showers, most likely in the morning. Wind north-westerly 15 to 20 km/h, light before dawn, then north-westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day.

Sunday: Min 3 High 18. Sunny. Rain chance: 10 per cent. Canberra area: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming north-westerly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning, becoming westerly 25 to 40 km/h during the day.

The first weekend of spring promises to be a mixed bag in terms of weather, with periods of exceptionally warm weather

Darwin

Weather forecast for the rest Friday: High 34. Mostly sunny. Precipitation chance: 5 per cent. Darwin City and Outer Darwin: Mostly sunny. Winds east 15 to 25 km/h, turning north to north-easterly 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon, then north-easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.

Saturday: Min 25 High 35. Sunny. Precipitation Chance: 5 percent. Darwin City and Outer Darwin: Sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning, then turning north to north-easterly in the middle of the day.

Sunday: Min 25 High 36. Sunny. Precipitation chance: 10 percent. Darwin City and Outer Darwin: Sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeast 15 to 25 km/h in the morning, then turning north to north-east 15 to 20 km/h in the afternoon.

Hobart

Weather forecast for the rest Friday: Maximum 19. Rain. Increasingly windy. Chance of rain: 3 to 10 mm. Rain chance: 90 per cent. Hobart area: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, decreasing to a medium chance of showers in the afternoon. Wind north to north-west 20 to 25 km/h, turning to west to north-west 25 to 40 km/h in late morning and early afternoon.

Saturday: Min 8 Max 16. Partly cloudy. Chance of rain: 0 to 1 mm. Rain chance: 30 per cent. Hobart area: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers, most likely late morning and afternoon. Wind north-west 20 to 30 km/h.

Sunday: Min 9 High 15. Rain showers. Chance of rain: 0 to 4 mm. Rain chance: 80 per cent. Hobart area: Partly cloudy. High chance of rain showers. Wind north-westerly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the morning, then changing to west at 20 to 30 km/h in the afternoon.