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Australia's East to Get Extreme Weather with Heat, Winds and Catastrophic Fire Danger
Heatwave and dry westerly winds will bring extreme to catastrophic fire danger and severe storms in 10 NSW districts, with gusts up to 100 km/h, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Bureau of Meteorology warned of peak conditions across eastern Australia with extreme fire danger in 10 NSW districts including the Greater Sydney region and heatwave warnings for Queensland and northern New South Wales.
- A prolonged outback heatwave is pushing hot, humid interior air toward the east coast, driving the highest November temperatures in years while an outback air mass drops humidity below 20 per cent.
- Severe storms have produced giant hail near Brisbane and intense gusts inland, with supercell thunderstorms dropping hail up to 14 centimetres around Brisbane and winds reaching 125 km/h near Tamworth.
- Authorities warn that a catastrophic fire danger, the season's first in NSW, is predicted for the Lower Central West Plains, with gusts to about 100 kilometres per hour, flying embers, and lightning risking spot fires.
- After 24 hours' respite on Friday, severe thunderstorms will likely return this weekend, while cooler air should spread up the east coast about Tuesday and Wednesday next week.
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