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Wind gusts of almost 100 km / h have already hit Victoria as the state prepares for a day with dangerous bushfire conditions and moderate risk of thunderstorms.
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A severe weather warning of noxious winds has been issued for parts of Victoria. Image: Bureau of Meteorology Source: Delivered
Winds close to 100 km / h have already hit Victoria as the state prepares for a day of dangerous bushfire conditions.
A moderate alarm for thunderstorm asthma was also issued on Sunday as high winds and possible storms sweep the state.
A severe weather warning has been issued for harmful winds in west and south Victoria with gusts of up to 100 km / h.
Winds at 98 km / h hit Mount William in the Grampians shortly after 10 a.m., while Mount Gellibrand also saw gusts of 87 km / h.
A total fire ban was imposed on Sunday for the fire districts of Mallee, Wimmera, North Central and Northern Country, as the risk of fire is extreme and serious and the temperatures in the far north can reach 41 ° C.
The temperature in Swan Hill in the northwest of the state reached 35 ° C just before 10 a.m.. . 30 o’clock in the morning, with wind speeds of 52 km / h, which also hit the region.
High pollen levels and forecasted thunderstorms have also resulted in a moderate risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma in southern Victoria, the northeast and east of Gippsland.
The Department of Health and Human Services has urged those at risk to avoid the risk of storms and gusts of wind, have an appropriate helper available, and remember their asthma action plan.
Parts of Victoria were announced on Sunday the 27th. December, a moderate risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma is forecast. Image: Twitter / @ VicGovDHHSSource: Delivered
The weather bureau said the temperature would rise later in the day and a dry, gusty north wind would hit the southwestern part of the state starting Sunday morning.
« Dry lightning is a risk in the north-western parts, where the risk of fire is also increased tomorrow, » said Meteorologist for the Meteorological Office, Callum Stuart.
« It will be a few hours before a cold change comes through that risks the wind. ”
Melbourne is projected to peak at 34 ° C on Sunday afternoon before the cool change hits and drops to 19 ° C by 7pm.
Melbourne could get a little wet at the start of the New Year, with a shower or two and the possibility of a thunderstorm forecast on New Years Eve and New Years Day.
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