Extreme heatwave and ‘explosive’ storm threat as wild weather continues
Explosive storms and an extreme heatwave are all adding to Australia’s weather woes heading into the Christmas weekend.
Temperatures are expected to soar as high as 41C in Brisbane’s outer suburbs and up to 44C in the Queensland interior today.
It’s a similar story on the other side of the continent with Perth set to hit almost 40C over the weekend while Adelaide will swelter next week as a high pressure system unwraps itself for Christmas.
It comes as Sydneysiders survey the damage of the fiercest hailstorm in 20 years with windows smashed and cars damaged.
The Insurance Council of Australia has declared the incident a “catastrophe” with the clean-up bill expected to be at least $20 million.
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