Rain or shine - what's your city getting for the October long weekend?
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Rain or shine, millions of Australians will take the coming Monday, October 6, off as part of a long weekend.

For people in New South Wales, South Australia, and the ACT, Monday is Labour Day.

On the same day, Queensland will commemorate the King’s Birthday.

Many choose to hit the beach on the long weekend. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Victoria, the Northern Territory, Tasmania, and Western Australia miss out on the extra day off this time around.

Here’s what the weather is forecast as for those who get to sleep in.

For Sydney, Friday is set to be a sunny and breezy day with a top of 24 degrees.

That dips to 22 on Saturday before shooting up to 27 on Sunday.

Monday will see temperatures peak at 31, so if you’re headed to the beach or the river, be sure to slip, slop, slap.

Temperatures in some cities are expected to warm up. (Getty)

The weekend will be mostly sunny, with some cloud and a small chance of rain on Monday.

It’s a similar story in Brisbane, though a few degrees warmer with a top of 30 degrees on Friday.

Sunny days are the rule for the weekend, with tops of 27 on Saturday, 28 on Sunday, and 31 degrees on Monday.

Light winds of 20km/hr to 25km/hr are also expected.

People are seen braving the rain on Friday, 23 May, 2025. The coastal trough responsible for bringing record rain to northern NSW has become more mobile after it was parked for days over soaked catchments. Picture - Sam Mooy / The Sydney Morning Herald
Other parts of the country are likely to see rain. (Sam Mooy)

Adelaide is looking at a cloudy Friday with a top of 19 degrees and a chance of rain, though the city’s forecast wet week should at this point be clearing up for a bit.

A sunny Saturday will reach 27 degrees, rising further to 29 on Sunday, though clouds will return then.

There’s a solid chance of rain on Monday, cooling things off to a top of 25 degrees.

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra will wake to cloudy skies on Friday with a top of 17 degrees.

It will warm up somewhat over a mostly sunny weekend, with tops of 23 on Saturday, 25 on Sunday, and 26 on Monday.

But the lows keep their Canberra chill, with it forecast to get as cold as three degrees on Saturday as well.

It’s set to be a gloomy week throughout in Melbourne, with rain and clouds throughout the October 3 to October 6 period.

Temperatures will rise from 18 degrees on Friday to 27 on Sunday, before dipping back to 22 on Monday.

Clouds will build in Perth on Friday before the rain begins to fall over the rest of the weekend, with daily totals of 15mm to 20mm expected on Saturday and Sunday.

Temperatures will remain consistently in the low 20s.

In Hobart, Friday and Monday will be chilly and wet with a forecast top of 17 degrees.

But things will warm up a bit on the weekend proper, reaching the low 20s.

The ever-consistent Darwin will endure another four days of sun, with temperatures solidly in the mid-30s.

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