South Australians are being warned of dangerous bushfire conditions as the state prepares for a day of record-breaking heat. ((thu)
Adelaide is forecast to hit 45 degrees celcius, but the Bureau of Meteorology says the city's 80-year-old record high of 46.1 degrees is within reach.
The heat will intensify in the state's regional centres, with a high of 49 degrees expected at Port Augusta, and 47 at Port Pirie and Roxby Downs.
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High temperatures and windy conditions are expected to add to the dozens of fires already burning across Tasmania.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting temperatures of up to the high-30s tomorrow [[Friday]], with authorities warning there is an increasing threat to property and life.
Some 55,0000 hectares of wilderness and bushland across the state has been ravaged by fire since late December.
People along Western Australia's northwest coast have been warned to prepare for a tropical cyclone that could bring heavy rain, thunderstorms, and wind of up to 100 kilometres an hour.
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning a tropical low north of Beagle Bay in the Kimberley region is forecast to develop into a tropical cyclone later today [[Thursday]] and intensify as it moves southwest over water later this week.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has issued an alert for people between Cape Leveque and Beagle Bay.
