Severe heat is expected to impact the ACT through to Friday, and the Emergency Services Agency has issued an Advice-level heatwave warning.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting maximum temperatures in the low...
Two states are on alert for "uncontrollable" bushfires and heatwave warnings have been issued for most of Australia, with temperatures set to soar into the 40Cs.
Extreme fire danger is forecast for western...
Temperatures have plunged by an average 10C across NSW as the heatwave that gripped much of the state starts to wane while soaring temperatures in South Australia give way to flooding rain.
Unseasonal autumn heat is impacting large parts of the country today, with fire authorities in several states issuing warnings for hot and windy conditions.
Hot weather will impact much of southern Australia this weekend as heat extends from WA across to much of southern and southeast Australia, including the ACT, the BOM forecasts.
NSW fire authorities are bracing for three days of sizzling heat with an extreme fire danger warning issued for numerous regions, total fire bans in force and some schools closed.
The United Kingdom has recorded its highest ever temperature of 40C as a heatwave gripping Europe intensifies, forcing train tracks to buckle and fuelling a spate of fires across London.
Britain's record high temperatures could be life-threatening, the UK's Met Office has warned, with the nation predicted to experience a blistering heatwave early next week.
Greece is forecast to remain in the grip of a heatwave that is not expected to let up all week, with temperatures climbing above 40 degrees Celsius across the country during the day and staying there for hours.
