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"Victorians are being warned to brace for another heatwave, with temperatures
set to soar towards record levels in some parts of the state, putting
authorities on alert in fire-affected areas.
South Australia and parts of New South Wales have also been told to prepare for
hot weather, due to what the Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Kevin
Parkyn described as a “dome of heat” that has caused record-breaking heat in
Western Australia moving east.
Saturday will mark the start of the prolonged run of heat – with at least five
days above 40C – for inland areas of South Australia, Victoria and NSW,
according to the bureau.
On Saturday, Adelaide was expected to reach 42C, while Port Augusta, 300km
north of the city, was forecast to hit 46C.
Melbourne was forecast to reach 40C, before dipping to 25C on Sunday and 30C on
Monday – thanks to a south-westerly wind change – before rising to 41C on
Tuesday. It would be even hotter in state’s north, with Ouyen, near Mildura,
forecast to reach 48C.
“Many centres are probably going to approach their all-time maximum records.
This is quite a significant day on Tuesday,” Parkyn said.
While a cool change could then pass through Melbourne on Wednesday, in northern
Victoria the hot weather was forecast to continue.
“This could easily be four, five, six, seven days of 40-plus-degree
temperatures inland, particularly hanging in there along the Murray,” Parkyn
said.
He said there was no with no meaningful rain forecast for the next fortnight.
Extreme fire danger was predicted for the south-west and the Wimmera on
Saturday.
There were seven major active fires across the Victoria, which may burn for
days or weeks. Fires at Walwa, Wonnangatta Complex (Dargo) and Mallacoota were
not yet under control."
Cheers,
*** 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
