An extreme heatwave covering half of Australia from Darwin to Victoria is expected to send temperatures soaring to more than 15 degrees above average in parts of the country. The conditions are expected to reach the greatest extremes in the NT with parts of Central Australia climbing well into the forties.
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00:00A patch of shade or a splash in the water. Darwin's extreme heat, not a deterrent for
00:08everyone.
00:09Yeah, pretty hot but I'm just, we're all generally hot though.
00:12And it's flat season so it's a bit hotter but with the breeze it's nice.
00:16It wasn't just the top end sweltering. The Bureau predicted much of the NT south of Pine
00:21Creek would hit 40 degrees today, with Alice Springs reaching 43 and Jervois Station in
00:28central Australia nearing 44.
00:30We're going to see the heatwave ease slightly towards the end of the week but that's only
00:35the extreme easing. We're still going to see the severe heatwave across most of the NT
00:41for the next week.
00:42The Bureau says hot overnight temperatures are having an impact.
00:46You don't get the chance to recuperate overnight so your body can't recover overnight which
00:50you can if you've got those cool temperatures. So it's not just hot temperatures during the
00:55day, it's both hot in the day and at night.
00:57Nationally, this December is fast becoming one of the hottest on record. At the Palmerston
01:03Pool, Territorians dodge the extreme conditions.
01:06When I went downstairs at home I'm like, I think I might need to go back inside to the
01:10aircon because it's so bad.
01:12We just think everything's been hot since we arrived. So we do certainly see the difference
01:16between a couple of months ago and some days we certainly walk out of the house and go
01:21oh my goodness that is, that's a tad warm.
01:24The extreme conditions have triggered a health warning for the Tiwi, Daly, Gregory and Barclay
01:28regions. NT Health says heatwaves can be deadly even for the most seasoned Territorians. So
01:34it's important to cool down, seek shelter and have plenty of water to drink.
01:39Mum makes me put on sunscreen, water, lots and lots of water.
01:43Trying to keep cool with the prospect of a sweltering Christmas ahead.