Heatwave Persists, Cool Change Not Until Later in Week

Heatwave conditions are set to persist for large swathes of the country with a cool change not expected until later in the week. A wave of hot weather had some regions swelter through temperatures that peaked in their mid-40s on Jan. 23. But the wave is not over yet with the weather bureau forecasting both maximum and minimum temperatures to be 5C to 12C above average throughout the rest of the week. For New South Wales (NSW), temperatures are set to reach the mid-30s to low-40s during the day and low to high 20s overnight with the mercury at its highest on Jan. 25 and Jan. 26....