Perth in day one of scorching five-day heatwave

Perth is heading for a scorching 40 degrees Celsius on day one of a heatwave that is expected to last for at least five days.

The temperature is forecast to climb to 42C on Monday and Tuesday, a slightly cooler 41C on Wednesday and 39C on Thursday.

Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) duty forecaster Steve McInerney said the hot spell was being caused by a strong high pressure system.

Read the ABC story - “BoM forecasts 40C for Perth as expected five-day heatwave begins.”

(Those still living with what once was and who confuse 100 degrees Fahrenheit with 40 degrees Celsius, need to update their thinking for 40°C is actually 104°F – a marked difference and most certainly when you get to upper end of the temperature scale, and so what is occurring in Perth can easily bring consequences that will see people die – Robert McLean).