environment Two capitals expected to see temperatures above 40C as the New Year’s blistering heat continues

Australia, it’s about to get super gross out there with 36 hours of “intense heat”.

Both Adelaide and Melbourne are set to see temperatures north of 40C over the next couple of days — that’s record-breaking levels of heat which, in some cases, haven’t been seen for three years.

Further inland, 46C or even 47C is looking likely across regional South Australia and Victoria.

Away from the country’s south, parts of New South Wales including Sydney are expecting day 10 of a heatwave. Meanwhile the cyclone season is in full swing in Queensland with Cyclone Penny looking like it will make a handbrake turn and come straight back towards the coast.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/two-capitals-expected-to-see-temperatures-above-40c-as-the-new-years-blistering-heat-continues/news-story/274b4ed1aba61f9259d43ed181b39856