Australia could experience its hottest day on record next week as a hot air mass building in Western Australia makes its way east.
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| A number of hot weather records are expected to fall across the country in December. |
Perth is enduring an unprecedented heatwave for December, with the city expected to hover close to 40 degrees Celsius for four consecutive days until Sunday.
But the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned that as a cool change sweeps in on Monday, the blistering heat will travel interstate.
"We're expecting some incredibly warm conditions as we head into next week, potentially record-breaking for a number of areas across southern Australia over the next seven days or so," BOM meteorologist Diana Eadie said.
Read the ABC News story by Irena Ceranic - “Australia could see hottest day on record next week as Perth heatwave conditions travel east.”
