As a city experienced the hottest day in two years, other states are bracing themselves for scorching temperatures this weekend.
As a heatwave rolls eastward from inland Western Australia, meteorologists have issued a warning of “record-breaking extreme heat” over the next several days.
On Friday, Melbourne residents endured their first 40C day in three years.
The capital of Victoria swiftly reached high temperatures, with 30C recorded at 9 a.m. and 40.5C at 3:47 p.m.
The last time Melbourne reached 40C was on January 31, 2020, which means it has been below 40C for 1,112 consecutive days.
Since the record-breaking 1790-day streak that began on February 26, 1968 and ended on January 3, 1973, this is the longest run of days below 40oC in the past 50 years, according to Ben Domensino of Weatherzone.
From Saturday on, Melbourne’s temperature is predicted to return to the 20s, with partly overcast skies for the next week.
People in New South Wales are prepared for the state’s hottest weather in over 400 days, with hundreds expected to throng to beaches to cool down.
Sky News Weather analyst Alison Osborne stated that Saturday might be the warmest summer day to date in New South Wales, with the west of Sydney anticipated to reach 38 degrees Celsius.
“On Saturday, temperatures across New South Wales will soar. In outback NSW it will be over 40C in several parts,’ she added.
Sydney will have temperatures in the high 20s over the next week, with a chance of precipitation from Tuesday to Thursday.
The state has experienced one of its deadliest summers in terms of drownings due to the extreme heat.
To date this summer, 23 people have drowned in unpatrolled areas along the coast.
Meanwhile, a blaze that broke out Thursday afternoon in Port Lincoln, South Australia, has consumed 16 houses.
The fire, which erupted at the town’s dump, was confined overnight, but warnings for potentially toxic smoke remain in effect throughout the region.
The CFS has recommended residents to keep their windows and doors closed.
While investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing, the CFS stated that “numerous properties” were destroyed.
Two commercial structures, believed to be at the waste disposal site, and’some residential premises’ may have been harmed, according to a CFS representative.
It took more than eighty CFS and fourteen MFS firefighters to contain the blaze.
Adelaide’s temperatures will remain in the high 20s throughout the weekend, before rising to 33C on Monday and Tuesday, and then to blistering highs of 38C on Wednesday and Thursday.
Forecasters have also cautioned that portions of Washington State could reach 50 degrees Fahrenheit early next week for only the second time ever in February.
As heatwave conditions persist in WA for the foreseeable future, high temperatures will depart the southeast during the weekend but remain in the majority of South Australia.
On the weekend, the temperature in Perth will hit 34 degrees Celsius, before beginning to drop slightly early the next week. The city does not anticipate any precipitation over the next week.
Friday was the hottest day in Hobart in two years, with temperatures reaching 36.1 degrees Celsius, 14 degrees above average.
Saturday and Monday may bring a chance of precipitation to the capital of Tasmania, as temperatures continue to fall.
Saturday’s high temperature in Canberra will reach 35 degrees Celsius as a possible storm approaches.
In the coming days, more inclement weather is forecast for Australia’s northern region.
Queensland, which is still recovering from recent storm conditions, should anticipate monsoon rains that may bring significant precipitation and flash flooding.
There have been issued severe weather warnings for Cairns, Cooktown, and Port Douglas.
Every day until Thursday of the following week, Darwin will enjoy temperatures around 32 degrees Celsius, with thunderstorms beginning on Saturday and lasting at least through Thursday.
The weather in Brisbane will be partly cloudy and around 30 degrees during the next week.
Every day until Thursday of the following week, Darwin will enjoy temperatures around 32 degrees Celsius, with thunderstorms beginning on Saturday and lasting at least through Thursday.
FOUR-DAY FORECAST FOR MAJOR CITIES
PERTH
Saturday Sunshine. Min 18 Max 34
Sunday Sunshine. Min 19 Max 33
Monday Clear. Min 19 Max 31
Tuesday Clearing skies. Min 19 Max 30
ADELAIDE
Saturday Sunshine. Min 13 Max 27
Sunday Sunshine. Min 13 Max 30
Monday Mostly sunny. Min 16 Max 35
Tuesday Partial cloudiness. Min 20 Max 35
MELBOURNE
Saturday Partial cloudiness. Min 17 Max 23
Sunday Clouds dissipating. Min 15 Max 27
Monday Partial cloudiness. Min 15 Max 25
Tuesday Overcast. Min 17 Max 21
HOBART
Saturday Precipitation developing. Min 14 Max 24
Sunday is largely sunny. Min 12 Max 27
Monday Rainfall will increase. Min 16 Max 21
Tuesday Partial cloudiness. Min 12 Max 19
CANBERRA
Saturday Bright morning. Potential storm. Min 16 Max 35
Sunday Sunshine. Min 14 Max 30
Monday Partial cloudiness. Min 13 Max 34
Tuesday Rainfall or two. Min 17 Max 29
SYDNEY
Saturday Mostly sunny. Min 21 Max 31
Sunday Overcast. Min 21 Max 27
Monday Mostly sunny. Min 21 Max 30
Tuesday Morning in the sun Rainfall or two. Min 21 Max 30
BRISBANE
Saturday Partial cloudiness. Min 20 Max 31
Sunday Partial cloudiness. Min 21 Max 32
Monday Partial cloudiness. Min 22 Max 31
Tuesday Partial cloudiness. Min 22 Max 31
DARWIN
Saturday Possible rain or thunderstorm. Min 27 Max 33
Sunday Rainfall or two. Potential storm. Min 26 Max 33
Monday Rainfall. Potential storm. Min 26 Max 32
Tuesday Rainfall. Potential storm. Min 25 Max 32
The Bureau of Meteorology is the source.
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