Tuesday,
24 December 2024
Boxing Day scorcher expected to bring extreme fire risk

A FORECASTED heatwave over Christmas and Boxing Day has spurned a warning of caution from local CFA, with the authority fearing conditions could present the worst fire risk day the state has seen for a number of years.

As of 3pm on Monday, Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a maximum temperature of 34 degrees for Wangaratta on Wednesday and 40 degrees on Thursday, with winds of around 35km/h expecte...

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