Brief rainstorms hit Melbourne, but city is spared worst of forecast wild weather
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FebFebruary 2021 at 5:46am
There were showers and storms across Melbourne earlier today, but the city seems to have been spared the worst of the expected wild weather.
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Melbourne was hit by brief heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds mid-afternoon, but appeared likely to have been spared the worst of forecast wild weather.
Earlier, the Bureau of Meteorology had warned of the potential for severe weather and flash flooding, with rainfall of up to 50 millimetres forecast in parts of the Melbourne area and higher totals in the north-east.
Dangerous heatwave building across Victoria with temperatures expected to soar to 44C at Mildura
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JanJanuary 2021 at 7:42am
Victorians are expected to flock to the beach to enjoy the heat after a mild summer.
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Cancel After a relatively mild summer, authorities are warning of a potentially dangerous heatwave forecast for Victoria the weekend.
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It s the first blast of heat since January last year
Overnight temperatures on Sunday are expected to remain as high as 24C
Sunday will be the hottest in the north-west with temperatures predicted to soar to around 44 degrees Celsius in Mildura as the heat begins to build.