The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a statement saying that most parts of Australia will experience scorching heat in the coming two days and it may continue until the weekend. The state is bracing to experience temperature more than 40 degree Celsius. Authorities have also issued a warning to people in the areas of North Central and Northern Country weather regions regarding temperature to reach high levels on Thursday and Friday.
The department has said that the areas of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania will experience heat waves while the most severe temperature is expected in central Western Australia. For the coming days of the week, the temperature is expected to be high, during say as well as night.
The heat waves are a result of the high-pressure system moving into the Tasman Sea. The cold front can bring some relief to the southern parts of the country, dropping the temperature to mid-20s. However, for most parts, heat is expected to stick around and temperature in the town of Bourke could hit up to 45C.
Canberra’s will see temperature around high 30’s while Western Sydney must brace itself for high heat waves with the temperature rising up to early 40’s. Melbourne will see temperatures of about 38C or 39C on Thursday and Friday which is expected to drop to 34 degrees by the weekend. However, the department has said that the heat wave will not be as strong as the last one and hence no breaking of records is expected. However, due to the rise in temperature there can be chances of fire dangers in South Australia and Western Australia. Fire bans and related warning might be issued, hence.
In the annual climate statement issued earlier, the department had stated that the country is currently experiencing its third-warmest year on record, with the annual national mean temperature recorded 0.95 degrees above average. Also, this is amongst the 10 warmest years on record for Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia.
