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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Graham Readfearn

Dome of sweltering NT heat set to spread across vast swathes of Australia

People exercise in Sydney as the sun rises
By the middle of next week, BoM is forecasting weather temperatures 4C to 8C above average from central Western Australia to the NSW coast. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

Much of Australia’s south will likely bask in temperatures up to 8C hotter than normal next week, which could trigger an increased risk of thunderstorms over wide areas.

A dome of heat that has put parts of the Northern Territory under heatwave warnings is set to spread east and west in the coming days, before moving south by the middle of next week, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

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