Australia braces for hot temperatures and thunderstorms on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing warnings for the east coast.
Hot temperatures and stormy weather are forecast in large parts of Australia for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Bureau of Meteorology has said the risk of storms will continue along the east coast on New Year’s Day.Brisbane was forecast to reach a top of 29C on Wednesday, with the chance of a thunderstorm. Surfers Paradise at the Gold Coast was forecast to reach 29C, with morning showers possible. “The only dry parts of the state likely to be the far north-west,” Bradbury said.
Low-intensity heatwave warnings remained in place for parts of the north, expected to ease throughout the week.Sydney was forecast to reach a maximum of 30C on Wednesday, with a possible thunderstorm in the evening.will remain dry,” Bradbury said. Canberra was forecast to reach a top of 32C, with the slight chance of a shower., with patchy showers south of the ranges and some breezy winds developing. Melbourne was forecast to reach a top of 23C, with the slight chance of a shower in the evening. With a number of bushfires still burning throughout the Grampians national park, Forest Fire Management is urging people to take care over the new year period to ensure no new fires are started in the state.“We may even see the slight chance of a shower in the far south-east but for most areas those dry conditions continue, with hot weather ongoing inland.”Hot conditions were predicted to continue across Western Australia, with the potential for dry thunderstorms along the coast, potentially impacting Perth. The capital city was forecast to reach a top of 38C on Wednesda