![]() ![]() Western NSW is the biggest concern as authorities issued a warning to affected regions to be on high alert. The NSW Rural Fire Service says extreme fire danger stretches across much of the state.Ī total fire ban is in effect for the Greater Hunter, Northern Slopes, North Western, Upper and Lower Central West Plains, Central Ranges and Southern Ranges zones.Įarly Monday morning, 35 fires were already burning across the state, including four not contained. 'Little to no rainfall is expected with any thunderstorm activity.' 'Isolated high-based thunderstorms are possible during the early morning about the southern and central ranges, then developing in the afternoon across the northeastern ranges,' the bureau said. ![]() Those areas can expect hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds. ![]() ![]() The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a extreme fire danger for the Greater Hunter, Central Ranges and Lower Central West Plains. The NSW Department of Education has closed 34 schools in areas with an elevated bushfire risk across the central ranges, where extreme fire danger ratings have been declared. The heatwave will also impact parts of Queensland and Western Australia. Widespread heatwave warnings has been issued, with temperatures tipped to exceed 40C in some areas and large parts of the state are under total fire bans. ![]()
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