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"A heatwave is due to strike Australia’s east coast, with temperatures expected
above 40C, making the country’s north “one of the hottest places in the world”
this week, the Bureau of Meteorology has forecast.
Residents in northern New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory
were warned to brace for unsettled weather through the week, as a mass of heat
moves eastward from central Australia.
Temperatures across Queensland and NT were expected to hit over 40C, with a
“severe heatwave” forecast for Central West, Channel Country, Maranoa and
Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.
Those areas would have “maximum temperatures in the high 30s to low 40s”, the
BoM said, with overnight temperatures in the low- to mid-20s.
The bureau said the heat – potentially life-threatening for vulnerable people –
would likely peak on Wednesday and Thursday.
The pre-summer heat is forecast to hit some coastal areas. Brisbane is expected
to see 31-34C every day this week, while Sydney was tipped to be in the low 30s
on Thursday, as is Canberra on Wednesday.
Melbourne was forecast to reach 26C on a sunny Tuesday and temperatures could
reach 33C on Wednesday. Further south, Hobart was forecast for a high of 28C on
Wednesday and Adelaide should hit 30C on Tuesday.
Weatherzone said the heatwave will make parts of the country the “hottest in
the world” this week."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
