<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/weather" rel="" target="" title="temperatures"><span>temperatures</span></a><span> continue to soar with heatwave warnings issued over a broad part of the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="" title="nation"><span>nation</span></a><span>, some areas are set to face their hottest day in over half a decade.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Temperatures are set to rise past 40 degrees over more than 3500 kilometres of Australia, extending from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/victoria" rel="" target="" title="Victoria"><span>Victoria</span></a><span>'s south to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/western-australia" rel="" target="" title="Western Australia"><span>Western Australia</span></a><span>'s Pilbara district, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/weatherzone" rel="" target="" title="Weatherzone"><span>Weatherzone</span></a><span> said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Although the weather is standard for Australia's north west during this time of year, parts of the south east are on pace to experience their hottest day since the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/black-summer" rel="" target="" title="Black Summer"><span>Black Summer</span></a><span> bushfires today.</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/towns-evacuated-as-two-victorian-fires-continue-to-burn-through-bushland/22e0192a-8f6c-4048-9ce7-254e3fff9d4a" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Fresh evacuation orders for dozens of towns ahead of 'catastrophic' fire conditions</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> is expected to hit 43 degrees this afternoon, which would be the city's hottest day in over five years. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The intense heat will continue with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-fires-heatwave-record-temperatures/81dd3eb3-d46b-488d-a875-9e9cd9674b7f" rel="" target="" title="Mildura"><span>Mildura</span></a><span> in Victoria's north west forecast to reach 45 degrees, and Renmark in South Australia slated to hit a scorching 46 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The extreme weather is set to pose a risk to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/health" rel="" target="" title="health"><span>health</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/infrastructure" rel="" target="" title="infrastructure"><span>infrastructure</span></a><span> across the nation's southeast as people are being urged to take necessary safety measures, as the heat is set to continue throughout the weekend.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/hottest-day-in-years-for-parts-of-southeastern-australia/12241c2a-8277-4d36-8c9b-a4a0917e02e3" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The intense, dry, and windy conditions have resulted in catastrophic fire warnings in Victoria's Wimmera, North Central, Northern Country and South West districts.</span></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/australia-heatwave-warning-health-officials-urge-sydney-nsw-residents-to-prepare-for-hot-weekend-weather/b1ff5f9c-b173-4eeb-a465-18b6f7d78fc8" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Health officials urge NSW residents to prepare for weekend heatwave</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/fires" rel="" target="" title="Extreme fire danger"><span>Extreme fire danger</span></a><span> is also forecast in other parts of Victoria, as well as in parts of New South Wales, south and large parts of South Australia. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Winds may also result in thunderstorms that are likely to produce little to no rain across parts of Victoria on Friday, causing a potential fire risk as they pass through.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div 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