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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

Australia’s south-east faces heatwave amid BoM weather warning to stay indoors

A woman walks her dog as the sun rises with the Melbourne skyline in the background
Melbourne hit 32C on Friday afternoon, with the high-temperature weather expected to continue over the weekend. Photograph: David Crosling/AAP

Residents from across south-eastern Australia are being warned to remain indoors and stay hydrated as a heatwave sweeps across the region.

Much of Victoria, eastern South Australia and south-western New South Wales were facing low intensity to severe heatwave conditions on Friday, with some spots recording temperatures up to 13C higher than average.

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