‘Extreme’: Danger for millions of Aussies

“Hot weather is starting to build across many parts of eastern Australia and it’s going to have significant impacts as well with some nasty fire weather in the forecast,” Sky Weather meteorologist Rob Sharpe said on Friday.Temperatures are predicted to soar to the high 30s across the southeast over the next week, and up to 42 in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Picture: BSCH

Residents in the Northern Rivers region of Grafton could sit through two bouts of 38C weather over Sunday and next Wednesday.The air mass has continued to move eastwards over the weekend, with extreme fire danger forecast from northern NSW down to metropolitan Sydney on Sunday.Firefighters across the country are once again on high alert after battling to control large, out-of-control fires in Kempsey, NSW and Bundaberg, Queensland last week.

Total fire bans are in place for much of the state, stretching from Sydney up to Coffs Harbour along the coast and as far as the QLD border further inland.Warm, sunny weather will stick around until Monday, with Sydney’s worst heat – a high of 30C in the CBD – due to settle in on Sunday.In Grafton, in the Northern Rivers region, residents could experience uncomfortable heat of up to 38C on Sunday and again on Wednesday.

Total Fire Bans are now in place for the Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, North Coast, North Western and Northern Slopes areas. With hot, dry and windy conditions expected throughout today, extreme and high fire danger is forecast for large parts of NSWThe temperature will climb steadily at the start of next week, up to a top of 27C on Tuesday before dropping down to the low 20s for the rest of the week.Northern parts of the state, which saw sweltering conditions on Friday, have also been granted some relief, with a high of 22C in Mildura.

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