{"id":428430,"date":"2026-01-21T20:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/428430\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:23:14","slug":"heatwave-returns-for-inland-south-australia-nsw-southern-queensland-northern-victoria-and-northern-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/428430\/","title":{"rendered":"Heatwave returns for inland South Australia, NSW, southern Queensland, northern Victoria and Northern Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parts of south-eastern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/australia\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Australia\">Australia<\/a> are set to swelter this weekend and into early next week.<\/p>\n<p>Inland areas could experience the most \ufeffextreme heat and temperatures could reach as high as 47 degrees in some locations, according to \ufeffWeatherzone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/1080284f-ed75-4869-b085-a0e3a0bd19b1.png\"   alt=\"Parts of south-eastern Australia are set to swelter as temperatures rise this weekend and into early next week.&#xFEFF; Weatherzone reports inland areas could experience the most &#xFEFF;extreme heat and temperatures could reach as high as 47 degrees in some locations.\"\/>\ufeffWeatherzone reports inland areas could experience the most \ufeffextreme heat and temperatures could reach as high as 47 degrees in some locations. (Weatherzone)<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffOodnadatta in South Australia&#8217;s north east pastoral forecast district could see a maximum temperature of 47 degrees, while temperatures in Mildura in Victoria&#8217;s north-west corner could reach a high of 46 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Bourke in the NSW upper western forecast district could experience temperatures up to 47 degrees and Birdsville in Queensland&#8217;s Channel Country could see a six-day run of 44 to 45 degree days from tomorrow to Tuesday.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Alice Springs will see \ufeffmaximum temperatures of 42 and 43 degrees from Friday to Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/2c02f7e3-e396-4878-988b-324d457a8479.jpeg\"   alt=\"Mildura is a regional city in Victoria.\"\/>Temperatures in Mildura in Victoria&#8217;s north-west corner could reach a high of 46 degrees. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Weatherzone meteorologist Yoska Hernandez said the heatwave was driven by a slow-moving weather pattern over southern Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With minimal change expected in the overall circulation, hot air continues to spread across south-eastern parts of the country, allowing the extreme heat to persist,&#8221; Hernandez said.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/heatwave\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"temperatures\">temperatures<\/a> rise across Australia, meteorologists will also keep their eyes on a tropical system off the coast.&#8221;At the same time, a tropical low in the eastern Indian Ocean is forecast to strengthen, with a possible tropical cyclone approaching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/western-australia\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Kimberley coast\">Kimberley coast<\/a> late this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This tropical system is influencing large-scale atmospheric circulation, helping sustain upper-level ridging and reinforcing the pattern that is keeping extreme heat entrenched across south-eastern Australia.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parts of south-eastern Australia are set to swelter this weekend and into early next week. 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