Hot weather in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide this weekend with temperatures to reach as high as 39C

Across Australia’s south-east this weekend low-intensity heatwave conditions will give way to a cold front, the BoM forecasts. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide will bake this weekend as temperatures across the south-east cities are forecast to climb into the high 30s.

On Saturday, Adelaide could reach a high of 39C and Melbourne 36C, the Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said. Sydney is forecast to reach a high of 32C, with moderate fire danger.