Melbourne melts in autumnal heatwave

Melburnians seek refuge in the bay from
 a record hot March day.

Melburnians sweated through an autumn scorcher as the mercury soared above 38 degrees, making it the hottest March day in the city in eight years.

It hit 38.9 degrees in the CBD, while Moorabbin, in Melbourne's south-east, has recorded its hottest March day on record with 40.8 degrees

The next hottest was on March 16, 2008.

 And we're not expected to get much relief overnight with the temperature not likely to drop below 26 degrees.

"It looks like it will be a very warm night," Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Michael Efron said.

Read the Melbourne Age story - “Melbourne melts as autumnal heatwave pumps temperatures over 38°.”