General
BOM warns a heatwave is on the way in lead-up to summer
It is still a few days out from the official start of summer, but the heat is set to ramp up this week and residents are being urged to heed health warnings.
Key points:
- Much of the country is forecast to experience heatwave conditions for the rest of the week
- Adelaide is expected to have consecutive 40C days; inland SA is tipped to hit 47C
- Check in on your elderly neighbours and relatives and others vulnerable to extreme heat
Severe heatwave conditions are set to stretch across the continent — from north-west to the south-east — as heat is drawn down from the centre.
Swathes of the country face severe heatwave conditions and this will not be a one-day affair.
To hit the official criteria for a heatwave, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)…
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