<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parts of northern Australia will be baking in a severe heatwave this weekend, with authorities advising people to stay indoors amid fears of a spike in heat-related illnesses.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Bureau of Meterology issued warnings yesterday relating to severe heatwave conditions in </span><a href="https://www.bom.gov.au/warning/heatwave-warning/IDQ21013" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> and the </span><a href="https://www.bom.gov.au/warning/heatwave-warning/IDD21013" rel="" target="" title="Northern Territory"><span>Northern Territory</span></a><span> lasting from today to Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern, central and eastern Queensland, and are expected to persist until a milder southerly change contracts the severe heatwave conditions to the far north of the state early next week," the BoM said. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-weather-update-heatwave-and-fire-risk-warning/970cbc5d-362f-4a24-8aa2-187de52b94de" rel="" target="" title="Mercury soars as hot air mass suffocates parts of Queensland"><strong><span>Mercury soars as hot air mass suffocates parts of Queensland</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Maximum temperatures are expected to hit the low 40s in parts of northern Queensland and the Northern Territory. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meteorologist Angus Hines said northern Australia was also set to suffer through stiflingly hot overnight temperatures with minimums in the mid-twenties.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The heat waves have set in for the rest of this week, the weekend and potentially out to next week as well," he said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/heatwaves-warning-as-queensland-and-nt-set-to-swelter-through-weekend/4ec573c9-d644-4c44-8747-5d115502e60e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've got hot days and we've also got very hot nights."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The hot air mass has already broken records. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The outback town of Birdsville in south-west Queensland recorded its hottest October day on Tuesday when the mercury spiked at a blistering 46 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Queensland's outback town of Julia Creek, temperatures are predicted to hit 43 on both Saturday and Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the Northern Territory, locations likely to be most impacted by the heatwave include Berry Springs, Humpty Doo, Nauiyu, Timber Creek and Litchfield National Park.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h2><strong><span>What to do in a heatwave</span></strong></h2></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><span>Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.</span></li><li><span>Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.</span></li><li><span>If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.</span></li></ul></div></div>