Today, Tuesday is set to be New South Wales's most dangerous fire danger day ever recorded. There are currently 90 bushfires burning across the state, but the conditions today are likely to be truly catastrophic. If a serious bushfire develops embers may be blown 10-20km, which is unbelievable almost. Hopefully the next 24 hours will not prove as catastrophic as feared. Temperatures in Sydney are expected to hit 43c as mentioned in previous posts.
Here in Perth we are also going to hit 40c, but with lighter winds and high humidity, fire danger is much lower. At 2pm this afternoon we had a temperature of 36c and a dew point of 22c. It was almost unbearable, and today has to go down as the hottest day i have experienced with temperatures and humidity combined.
The weekend could well see the first cyclone hit of the season for the Pilbarra, will update more nearer the time on this one.
But the concern is for NSW and the catastrophic fire danger!
Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger