<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Multiple states will swelter over the next few days with heatwave conditions forecast in the lead up to Christmas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Bureau of Meteorology has issued heatwave warnings for parts of New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New South Wales will be hardest hit, with extreme conditions forecast for the Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South Coast and Snowy Mountains and severe conditions for much of the state's eastern and northern parts.</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>LIVE UPDATES: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-live-updates-survivors-return-to-bondi-matilda-others-laid-to-rest-anger-grows-at-prime-minister-anthony-albanese/cbb696eb-bd84-4b02-96c5-6ddbee837ae9" target="_blank"><strong><span>Incredible scenes as hundreds paddle out at Bondi Beach</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney will reach a top of 36C today, while some inland cities may see the mercury in the low forties.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria's northern districts will feel the same blast of heat, with a severe heatwave warning for the Northern Country, North East, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland and North Central regions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Conditions are expected to ease across the weekend in Victoria and southern parts of New South Wales as cooler temperatures spread from the south.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/heatwave-news-weather-warning-forecast-nsw-victoria-act-tasmania-news/7cc7ed52-cc97-4034-8419-15d5d45bc8ec" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The heat will migrate north into northern NSW and south-east Queensland across the weekend with Brisbane forecast to hit a top of 36C on Monday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Maximum temperatures ranging from the high thirties to low forties will persist until mid next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Western Australia, severe conditions have eased in most areas but are forecast to persist throughout today for Pilbara and Eucla.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adelaide will get a welcome reprieve from the heat today with southwesterly winds holding the heat at a top of 30C after yesterday saw an oppressive 40C afternoon as 48,849 people packed into Adelaide Oval for Day 2 of the Ashes third Test.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the </span></em></strong><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span> and </span></em></strong><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>