An emergency warning for a fire that jumped containment lines near Cooma, in southern New South Wales, has now been downgraded to an advice alert after cooler weather conditions swept through the region.
The Rural Fire Service had issued the warning just before 4.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday for the Kybeyan Valley blaze, which is burning approximately 20 kilometres east of Cooma.
The RFS said approximately 15 properties had been under threat around Countegany and Kybeyan.
Nearly 100 firefighters, supported by aircraft, were called in to combat the blaze which was burnt through more than 9,800 hectares of bush and grass land.
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Fire crews will continue to work overnight to contain the fire.
Ninety four fires are burning across with the state, and NSW Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner Bob Rogers says the sizeable fires at Yass, Deans Gap and Cooma remain the most concerning.
A fire 12km west of Sussex Inlet, on the state's south coast, continues to burn out of control.
Nearly 200 firefighters are working to strengthen containment lines as smoke affects the Princes Highway.
Another blaze 11km west of Yass, north of Canberra, continues to burn with a perimeter of around 100km.
Firefighters have contained the 15,000ha blaze but threats to isolated rural properties remain if embers spark additional fires.
RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said weather forecasts were optimistic for the early part of the week but the absence of rainfall meant the landscape will remain susceptible to fire.
"We need to remain vigilant," Mr Fitzsimmons said.
A total fire ban was in place for Saturday which eased for Sunday to take in all coastal areas, the far southeast, the New England region, the southern Riverina and the state's far southwest.
On Sunday, temperatures will soar into the 40s in western parts of NSW while the Hunter, mid north coast, northern rivers, northern tablelands and central tablelands will experience high 20s to high 30s.
The Riverina will get to the high 20s while the Illawarra, the south coast and the Snowy Mountains won't climb beyond the mid-20s.
The Sydney metropolitan area will hover between the mid-to-low 20s.
A total of two men and three boys have been charged with deliberately starting three fires in the Sydney area.
QUEENSLAND: DANGER WARNING AS FIRES BURN
Queenslanders can expect more sweltering weather on Sunday.
The heat wave enveloping southwest Queensland's channel country again pushed the mercury to new highs, with Thargomindah enduring a record 48.5C on Saturday.
A severe fire danger has been declared for the channel country.
Hot dry conditions combined with overgrown bush have helped fuel fires, with about 34 burning across the state.
Severe thunderstorms have been forecast for parts of the state's northwest, central west and southeast, including Camooweal, Boulia, Dajarra, Warwick, Boonah and Tambo on Saturday afternoon.
Queensland Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Michelle Berry told AAP most of Queensland can expect more sweltering heat on Sunday.
However, the southeast will experience cooler weather on Monday, due to a southerly wind change.
The Department of Community Safety says no fires are threatening homes and most are under control.
Volunteer fire crews used earth moving equipment to contain a fire burning in bush near Undullah south of Brisbane that has created a smoke haze across the area.
Residents are being urged to keep doors and windows closed. People with respiratory illnesses should keep their medication close by as the haze is expected to continue on Sunday.
Firefighters continue to monitor three fires sparked by lightning strikes on Thursday, west of Gympie.
Two of the fires, burning at Cloyna and Redgate, are not under control, however a third, at Elgin Vale, is being monitored.
Queensland's first king tide of the year hit the coast on Saturday morning, with a peak of 2.8 metres on Brisbane's bayside.
The Department of Community Safety says there have been no reports of any damage to homes or injuries.
King tides occur when the gravitational pull between the moon and sun align.
MORE FIRES EXPECTED: VICTORIAN FIREFIGHTERS
This weekend is the perfect time for Victorians to review their fire plan ahead of hot, dry and windy conditions forecast for Thursday that may push the state into extreme fire danger, authorities say.
Several fires are burning across Victoria but they are under control, including a blaze at Kentbruck in the state's southwest, where 66 fire crews are still stationed.
A State Control Centre spokeswoman said the Kentbruck blaze has actually increased in size to 11,890 hectares, due to backburning as part of containment efforts.
A 13-hectare blaze at Kangaroo Ground on Melbourne's outskirts has been declared safe.
"It was quite close to a significant number of properties," the spokeswoman said on Saturday.
She urged Victorians to take advantage of the milder conditions over this weekend to review their fire action plans and take steps to protect their homes.
"While the weekend is a little cooler, now is the perfect time to review your fire action plan," the spokeswoman told AAP.
She said conditions around Thursday next week were expected to be hot, dry and windy, which could push the state into the second highest fire warning zone - extreme - but predictions would be clearer closer to the day.
Meanwhile, police are investigating a backyard bon fire lit on a day of total fire ban in Berwick, in Melbourne's southeast.
Police were called to the Mirrabook Crescent property around 10.30pm on Friday after CFA officers had extinguished the blaze.
Two men - a 19-year-old Berwick man and a 23-year-old Narre Warren South man - may be charged under the CFA act for lighting a fire on a day of total fire ban.
TASMAN PENINSULA FIRE KEEPS GROWING
The bushfire between between Forcett and the Tasman Peninsula is continuing to grow, with authorities working to advance fire fighting efforts before the next forecast high fire danger day on Thursday.
The Tasmanian Fire Service today issued a watch and act message for communities near the blaze, noting there had been an increase in fire activity on the boundary in the Kellevie, Bream Creek and Marrion Bay areas.
Residents south of Eaglehawk Neck along Blow Hole Road to Doo Town were also advised to remain vigilant but there is no immediate threat to those communities.
TFS senior station officer Phil Douglas says the fire had grown to cover 23,600 hectares, and fire crews are back burning to contain to blaze.
"It's not growing at a rapid rate at the moment but it is increasing every day," he told AAP on Saturday.
"There are areas that are very difficult to access so the only way we can stop this fire is to actually burn those fuels out before the main fire gets there."
Mr Douglas said the combination of temperatures of around 26 to 28 degrees on Saturday combined with strengthening west to southwesterly winds meant the fire could reach some towns.
"It does have the potential to possibly impact on some communities if it gets away," he said.
"So what we're asking people to do is really just keep an eye on what's going on so that's why it remains a watch and act (message)."
He said the next high fire danger day in Tasmania was likely to be on Thursday, with temperatures of around 32 degrees expected.
