Melbourne and Adelaide forecast to swelter through extreme heat with temperatures above 40C
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Large parts of South Australia and Victoria are expecting extreme fire conditions today as a dangerous heatwave moves east, pushing temperatures well into the 40s.
By mid-morning on Wednesday the mercury had already hit 35C in Melbourne and 38C in Adelaide.
Source: Severe heatwave hits southern Australian states with firefighters warning many areas ‘ready to burn’
