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Severe weather: High temperatures across central Australia
This Severe Weather Update provides information on high temperatures across inland parts of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia.
Record-breaking temperatures have brought New South Wales and the ACT to their knees, with the heatwave expected to continue over the next week.
Australia is now the Eye of Sauron. #heatwave pic.twitter.com/gNsqG8HDJO
— Imperator Sofiosa (@sofakiwut) February 9, 2017
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Sydney has recorded its hottest summer in 158 years and some inner parts of the state areas are looking to reach a top of 47 degrees.
South Australia, Queensland and parts of Victoria have now all braced for their own heatwave, with experts and government officials pleading with residents to take care in the extreme conditions.
Meanwhile, however, half of Perth appears to be underwater.
Need a canoe to get to the playground!! #perth #perthrain #whostolesummer pic.twitter.com/3mINfZ5csZ
— Tracey Lewis journo (@traceylewis5) February 10, 2017
Main Roads WA has been kept busy with road closures all over the state, and the South West looks set to experience their own soaking over the weekend.
Perth has already set one record, with Thursday being the coldest February day, with the mercury reaching only 17.4 degrees.
Events across the city have been cancelled as the stormy weather caused more than 9000 homes around the metropolitan area and down in the South West to lose power overnight.
Some 700 homes in the state are still without power.
Not to mention it's expected to snow in Tasmania, and Adelaide was just shaken by a magnitude 2.7 earthquake.
While much of WA has come to a standstill while emergency authorities navigate the conditions, it seems the Busselton Jetty Swim will at least go ahead - although whether the swimmers start the race on the beachfront or in the centre of town is another question.
6-day forecast
Saturday - 19, 28, possible shower
Sunday - 19,30, shower or two, possible storm
Monday - 20, 31, possible storm
Tuesday - 20,28, possible shower
Wednesday - 18,30, partly cloudy
Thursday - 17, 30, sunny
What time is that Southerly change due to come through #sydneyweather #heatwave #heat pic.twitter.com/NnocbS9ZAU
— FreePonyRides (@3freeponyrides) January 31, 2017
Adelaide shaken by magnitude 2.7 earthquake: https://t.co/9ShtN9lJeo #9News pic.twitter.com/rHQWw0eZJh
— Nine News Adelaide (@9NewsAdel) February 10, 2017
Sorry, don't worry, Thommo dropped a barbell on the way to bed 💪🏋️ #adelaideearthquake pic.twitter.com/vPPdJXuEoF
— Adelaide Crows (@Adelaide_FC) February 1, 2017
Snow in summer - only in #Tasmania! pic.twitter.com/rZ4ogk6HqE
— Jacqui Lambie (@JacquiLambie) February 7, 2017