‘There is no excuse’: Plea to residents ahead of heatwave weather, with SA expected to hit 42C
Author: www.9news.com.au Date Posted:11 January 2019
Fire authorities across Australia have urged residents to prepare for dangerous conditions as another burst of heat sweeps across the country.
Temperatures are forecast to soar over coming days and into the next week, with some areas again expecting conditions above 40C.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has predicted Adelaide will bear the worst of the intense heat as the mercury jumps to a maximum of 42C by Wednesday (January 16).
The heat wave will sweep in tomorrow, with the city expecting a top of 39C.
The intense weather is going to collide with one of South Australia's biggest tourism draw cards, the Tour Down Under.
The cycling race is set to arrive from Saturday and stages one and two will send competitors right through the bushfire prone Adelaide Hills region.
Event organisers are on high alert and monitoring conditions very closely.
