From 22 degrees C this morning at approx 6:30 pm the temperature has climbed to 33 degrees Celsius by 9:30 am.The forecast top of 43 degrees looks very likely to be broken. 109 degrees F is seriously hot for Melbourne in January.
I can handle one day of this heat, but I will see how I perform after 4 days!
Remember the 1939 Black Friday bushfires occurred under similar temperatures. This year we have had a wet spring so hopefully the vegetation is not so vulnerable to bushfires.
Residents in WA Perth Hills are in shock with the loss of houses yesterday. Good luck to them in trying to return to their properties in the next day or so.
