Parts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave.
13 minutes agoRead full article: Deputy accidentally shot in hand by 3-year-old nephew who accessed duty gun in Spring homeWhat we know about the Maine plane crash and the Houston victims Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus places ice packs to her face during her quarterfinal match against to Iva Jovic of the U.
S. at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Fans cool down in front of water misters at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Fans walk and ride bikes through a water mister at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Fans sit in the shade as they watch quarterfinal matches on a video screen at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. A group of young people leap into the water from St. Kilda Pier in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, as temperatures soar. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus places ice packs to her face during her quarterfinal match against to Iva Jovic of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. – Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius on Tuesday as the country sweated through a prolonged The rural towns of Hopetoun and Walpeup in Victoria state registered preliminary highs of 48.9 C , which if confirmed overnight would top records set on the day in 2009 when 173 people were killed in the state’s devastating Black Saturday bushfires.No casualties were reported from Tuesday’s heat wave, but Victoria authorities urged caution as three forest fires burned out of control. Melbourne, the state’s largest city, also came close to its hottest day. Nowhere perhaps was the searing heat more evident than at Melbourne Park, where the usual crowds thronging outside the Australian Open tennis tournament dwindled to a ghost town as temperatures soared., forcing closure of the retractable roofs over the main arenas and postponement of matches on the uncovered outer courts. During Tuesday’s— the last match played under scorching sun — the players held ice packs to their heads and portable fans to their faces during breaks in play. Photographers shooting the match were supplied with cushions by organizers to avoid heat-related injuries when they sat down and covered their cameras with towels to prevent the devices malfunctioning in the heat or burning their hands. Fans lined up to stand in front of giant misting fans or sought shelter in air-conditioned areas of the venue. Crowds at the event, which has registered record-breaking turnout days so far, dropped from 50,000 from Monday’s daytime session to 21,000 on Tuesday as people heeded health warnings from officials and stayed home. Temperatures were expected to drop Wednesday, although the heat wave was due to linger until the weekend. The heat wave followed another earlier this month amid one of Australia’s On Monday, parts of New South Wales and South Australia states hit record temperatures, some exceeding records set during a destructive summer of forest fires in 2019. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Houston officers outside offices of Arnold & Itkin after deadly jet crashBuc-ee’s T-Shirt Frozen Solid in Just 15 MinutesIcy Roads at Lake Conroe This Morning | Don’t Drive Unless NecessaryWater spewing into air after water main break during Houston winter stormBig topics from Houston Mayor's winter storm press conferenceHouston Weather Update: Tracking Changes Throughout the DayHow to take care of your pool in freezing weather
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Warnings about searing heat kept crowds away from the Australian OpenParts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave. Rural towns in Victoria state registered preliminary highs of 48.9 degrees Celsius or 120 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday. If confirmed these would top records set in 2009 during the Black Saturday bushfires.
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Ola de calor en Australia alcanza temperaturas récord de casi 50 °CPartes de Australia sufrían temperaturas récord cercanas a los 50 grados Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) el martes, mientras el país atraviesa una prolongada ola de calor.
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