More August temperature records expected to fall amid warm weather and winds across east coast

Unseasonably strong winds and record-breaking warm weather has been forecast to continue through the weekend

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Winter has ended in Australia with weather records broken across the country - with expectations of August temperature records being broken on the final day of the month.

Amid wild winds in the country's south, a warm run of weather was expected to continue through the weekend in central and southern Queensland, along with north-eastern New South Wales. Brisbane is expected to see multiple days of over 30C.

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