Australia set to swelter through heatwave, testing Tour Down Under and Australian Open heat policy
Author: ABC NEWS Date Posted:15 January 2019
Temperatures are set to soar across Australia this week, with the mercury expected to exceed 45 degrees Celsius in parts of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast severe or extreme heatwave conditions for parts of central Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and southern Queensland into the week.
Low intensity heatwave conditions are also forecast across most of the country.
Temperatures are expected to hit 46C in the town of Menindee today, sparking fears of another mass fish kill, while the mercury is set to tip 40C in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith from Tuesday through to Friday.
Victoria's north is set to swelter through a potentially record-breaking heatwave, with towns along the Murray River bracing for a run of days above 40C, including a forecast of 46C for communities between Mildura and Albury Wodonga on Wednesday.
