00:00Sweltering and splashing under a warm spell.
00:08I've heard it's only springtime and it's just going to keep getting hotter from here
00:12so I'm terrified.
00:13I'm nervous for the summer.
00:15This is getting really hot.
00:17Temperatures in parts of Sydney reached 40 degrees as a hot mass of air made its way
00:22through the outback into the eastern states.
00:25It's about the third or fourth day of near record heat or record heat for inland parts
00:30of southern and western Queensland and also northern and eastern parts of New South Wales.
00:35In Bondi some basked in the sun.
00:38For me being an English person it's great.
00:40So we came down to Bondi just to kick it back, relax.
00:43Others not so enthused.
00:45I feel like I'm in a stew pot currently and I'm getting cooked in a witch's stew.
00:50It was much warmer in the west, commuters and workers alike feeling the heat.
00:56Dry conditions and strong winds meant total fire bans across parts of the state.
01:01That's the key measure we use to stop people lighting fires today.
01:05But unfortunately we'll see accidents happen and we want to make sure that people are taking care
01:10right across New South Wales.
01:11This unseasonable heat has also prompted a warning around the dangers of heat stress and heat stroke.
01:19The symptoms can be mild ranging from thirst, tiredness, dizziness and nausea.
01:26We're likely to see more presentations both in the emergency department and through our
01:31ambulance service today and that's likely to be ongoing.
01:34Those that are more vulnerable to the extreme heat, people over 65, young children and babies,
01:41are homeless and the indigenous population.
01:44The heat also affected Sydney's train network, slowing down services.
01:50While the afternoon walk for some felt a little slower too.
01:54We'll see you on the challenge, all right.
01:56We'll close your tuition.
02:00Let's close your cook.
02:02See you later.
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