Today's cooler weather will offer a reprieve for communities devastated by bushfires before NSW and Victoria are hit by unprecedented fire conditions on Saturday.
, including an enormous stretch of NSW coastline from Bateman's Bay to the Victorian border, Mount Kosciuszko National Park, and in the Victorian Alpine areas and East Gippsland.Mr How warned Victorians to prepare for a"dangerous day" on Saturday, with conditions likely to be as bad or even worse than those experienced on New Year's Eve.
"There could be a repeat of Tuesday's conditions ... these impacts will continue to go on for the next few weeks and unfortunately there's just not much rain in the outlook," he said. "It's looking like a very dangerous day on Saturday, particularly for those in Gippsland and the north-east of the state."
Fire-ravaged Mallacoota in Victoria's far east is forecast to reach a top of 42 degrees Celsius with"very strong" northerly winds which will push the fire danger into the extreme rating.Mr How said dry lightning strikes had sparked a number of new fires earlier this week, therefore increasing the broader fire risk.
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