Punishingly hot weather and strong winds are forecast to hit across NSW and VIC tomorrow, leaving fire crews fearing the severe conditions. weather
Although fire grounds across the state have received rainfall in the past week, the NSW Rural Fire Service has warned forecast high temperatures and winds could see fire activity increase on Thursday.
NSW RFS spokesman Ben Shepherd said low humidity and very strong north-westerly winds have crews bracing for a potentially dangerous day. Total fire bans are in place in NSW for Thursday in the greater Sydney, greater Hunter, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, southern ranges, central ranges and north western fire districts.
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