<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parts of outback </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/western-australia" rel="" target="" title="Western Australia"><span>Western Australia</span></a><span> could hit 50 degrees this week, with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth "><span>Perth</span></a><span> in line for temperatures close to 40 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The sweltering </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/weather-news" rel="" target="" title="heatwave "><span>heatwave</span></a><span> will hit the Pilbara region, one of the hottest parts of the nation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Temperatures will hit the high 40s and could even hit 50 degrees, according to Weatherzone.</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/tim-picton-labor-death-assault/bc050ff0-d1f2-4205-97ee-cb8ee3bc3674"><strong><span>Labor figure dies in hospital weeks after alleged assault outside Perth nightclub</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Forecasters say a "battle" between sea and land breezes could nudge the temperatures up.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Australia has not seen a 50-degree day since 2022," </span><a href="https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/heat-in-western-australia-could-nudge-50c/1891144" 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>"The hottest recorded temperature to date this year in Australia was 49°C at Onslow on January 7. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/weather-western-australia-50-degree-heat/e53c6e5d-d343-419f-a5e9-b58711770b59" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"On January 13, 2022, the coastal WA town of Onslow (in the Pilbara) reached 50.7 degrees at 2:26pm, which equalled Australia's all-time high temperature record (jointly held by Oodnadatta, SA)."</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/world/spain-train-crash-high-speed-derailment-adamuz-madrid/0ba8aec2-6b2f-4263-a284-6e87bf236385" target="_blank"><strong><span>High-speed train derailment in Spain kills more than 20 people</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Perth is forecast for 39 degrees on Tuesday, 38 degrees on Wednesday and 37 on Thursday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It will cool off to around 30 degrees towards the weekend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney is recovering from extreme weather over the weekend which caused floods, landslides and flash flooding.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Experts say the dangerous wild </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-rain-huge-weekend-falls-flash-flooding-nsw/1b69de40-d121-4950-950f-016959563488" rel="" target="" title="weather was a 'one in 500 year event'."><span>weather was a 'one in 500 year event'.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One woman was killed when a tree branch fell and hit her car in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-prepares-for-weekend-of-wild-weather/485693c2-89ab-4ed3-b70e-9f33b329e37c" rel="" target="" title="Southern Highlands."><span>Southern Highlands.</span></a></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/ebikes-sydney-call-for-action/6cee5ea0-fd92-4992-9ff6-ba616812e40a" target="_blank"><strong><span>Call for action over e-bike gangs in Sydney</span></strong></a></div></div>