Emergency warnings have been issued across parts of Victoria as authorities warn people in Lakes Entrance it is too late to leave.
Temperatures are set to soar past 40C across Victoria on Monday, with a total fire ban in place across the state and extreme fire danger ratings in most regions.
The weather bureau expects strong and gusty winds throughout Monday, as well as thunderstorms that will give way to much cooler air and rain across Victoria.A cool change is due to hit West Gippsland on Monday night before moving into East Gippsland early on Tuesday morning.The Bureau of Meteorology says temperatures will start building on Monday and are likely to climb past 40C in western Sydney and parts of regional NSW by Tuesday.
"Conditions will deteriorate again as it heats up on Monday with very high to severe fire dangers forecast for areas of the state," the bureau said on Sunday evening.The NSW environment department is forecasting poor air quality in Sydney on Monday, warning that pollution will be"unhealthy for sensitive people", particularly those with heart or lung diseases.
Severe fire danger ratings are in place on Monday for the southern Riverina, southern slopes, Monaro alpine region, southern ranges and far south coast.The NSW Rural Fire Service says Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks display is unlikely to be canned despite concerns about bushfire conditions. At 6am Monday 30 December, there are 100 bush and grass fires burning across NSW and 41 are not contained. 10 areas are under Total Fire Bans with severe fire danger across the south of the state. Keep up to date on conditions over the coming days at home or on holidays.
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