Melbourne weather: Total fire ban declared across the state

Monday has been declared a total
fire ban day across the state.

Monday has been declared a total fire ban day across the state, with emergency services expecting their worst conditions so far this season.

Temperatures are forecast to hit 42 degrees in parts of Victoria, prompting a health warning in some districts.

The Country Fire Authority has issued an extreme fire danger rating for the North East district, and severe rating for most of the rest of the state.

On Sunday evening, a bushfire was burning at Mooroopna, near Shepparton.

Read the Melbourne Age story - “Melbourne weather: Total fire ban declared across the state.”