Melbourne hospitals on Code Yellow as heat poses power risk

Melbourne hospitals, including The Alfred, have enacted a 'Code Yellow' and switched off non-essential lights and equipment to conserve energy amid Friday's searing heat.

The Alfred Hospital is confirmed that it was reducing the non-essential power on Friday.

The Health Department told Melbourne hospitals to prepare their emergency plans in the case of power outages.

"The department yesterday wrote to all hospitals advising them to prepare for the impact of extreme heat," a spokesperson said on Friday.

"This includes preparing for increased patient demand and possible energy disruptions.”

Read Liam Mannix and Anna Prytz’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Melbourne hospitals on Code Yellow as heat poses power risk.”

Melbourne to bake through another scorcher of a day as temperatures soar

Heat-weary Melburnians have received another blow with Friday's forecast revised up to a summer scorcher of 42 degrees.

Get set to swelter, or find a way to cool off -
like this young man at the Frankston Jetty. 

The Bureau of Meteorology issued the news late on Thursday, up from the previous forecast of 39 degrees.

Melbourne will toss and turn through another hot night with the mercury unlikely to dip below 25 degrees on Thursday.

The sudden surge in temperature predicted for Friday is due to a later than expected cool change, Bureau of Metrology senior forecaster Dean Stewart said.

Read Melissa Cunningham’s story from the Melbourne Age - “Melbourne to bake through another scorcher of a day as temperatures soar.”