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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock and Emily Wind

Hottest Melbourne day since January 2023 forecast as heat spikes across central and eastern Australia

The weather bureau has forecast Melbourne will reach 40C on Monday with temperatures in central and eastern Australia expected to be 8C to 16C above average
The weather bureau has forecast Melbourne will reach 40C on Monday with temperatures in central and eastern Australia expected to be 8C to 16C above average. Photograph: David Crosling/AAP

Melbourne could experience its warmest day since January 2023 on Monday, as large swathes of the country brace for a hot few days.

Miriam Bradbury, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said if Melbourne hit 40C as forecast, it would be the warmest Melbourne day since January last year and the warmest December day since 2019.

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