Most of Australia will enjoy a sunny Christmas Day, but extreme fire danger is expected in Victoria and South Australia on Boxing Day. Hot and windy conditions are predicted to move into the south-eastern states, raising concerns for bushfires.
Australia’s Christmas Day forecast is for warm and sunny weather in most capital cities before extreme fire danger in Victoria and South Australia on Boxing Day. Most of Australia will wake up to a bright, sunny Christmas Day, but Victoria and South Australia are headed for extremely dangerous fire weather on Boxing Day. Melbourne has clear and sunny skies forecast for Wednesday, reaching 30C.
But it can expect a stifling 40C on Thursday, with maximums across Victoria in the high 30s or low 40s. Brisbane is forecast to reach a maximum of 30C, while Sydney can expect a sunny 27C. Temperatures will hit the high 30s and low 40s across inland Queensland and mid 30s in parts of regional New South Wales. Hobart is forecast for a cloudy 23C, while Perth can expect a windy 24C. Darwin is set for thunderstorms on Wednesday, with a maximum of 34C. Extreme fire danger is forecast for southern parts of South Australia, including the Mount Lofty Rangers, and western parts of Victoria on Christmas Day.Towns near the border, including Edenhope, Hamilton and Mildura face temperatures topping 35C on Wednesday. Adelaide is set to hit 37C. But authorities are very concerned for Boxing Day when hot and windy conditions will move into the south-eastern states.Dean Narramore, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, warned hot temperatures on Christmas and Boxing Day are driving the bushfire fears. “We’re going to see that heat building across northern and western Australia today, but it really is Christmas Day where we’ll see the heat building across central and south eastern parts of the country, with temperatures in the high 30s to low 40s, and even hotter as we move into Boxing Day”
AUSTRALIA CHRISTMAS HEAT WAVE FIRE DANGER BOXING DAY BUSHFIRES VICTORIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA
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