More than 50 fires have raged across NSW, with unseasonably high temperatures felt across southeast Australia.
Parts of South Australia and Queensland are also expected to feel the heat.“The south coast of NSW has a small area of extreme fire danger there, overlapping with the heatwave conditions on Tuesday.”It’s the first total fire ban for Greater Sydney since late November 2020, NSW Rural Fire Service spokesman Ben Shepherd said.
But by Thursday, that state’s high to extreme fire dangers will be more widespread, including a large part of the Channel Country in Queensland. “Schools with elevated bushfire risk will be temporarily closed ... due to extreme fire danger ratings being declared,” a statement read.Temperatures to ease
The heat is expected to shift north later in the week into parts of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, driving maximum temps to 40C.
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