Heatwave in South-East Australia

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‘Intensely hot’: heatwave continues in south-eastern states as fires threaten regional Victoria

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In Adelaide, temperatures reached 40.3C C by mid afternoon , with a forecast high of 41C , following a top of 39C on Sunday .

Melbourne recorded 37.7C at 3:30pm on Monday , with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a 39C top.

The last time Melbourne had three days in a row over 37C was in 2014 .

A cool change could be short-lived with more hot weather expected in February .

Emergency authorities have warned the state’s fire season could extend until early March .

In Western Australia , another surge of heat is building, pushing temperatures well above average across much of the state’s south by Thursday and Friday .

The forecast for Sydney was “much more bearable than for Melbourne ”, BoM said.

January 2025 was more than 2C above the long term average for the month , and the second -warmest January on record.

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