Several states across Australia's south-east will be on alert tomorrow as hot and windy conditions trigger increased fire danger.
Several states across Australia‘s south-east will be on alert tomorrow as hot and windy conditions trigger increased fire danger after the driest January in 19 years.
Firefighters in South Australia will be on alert in parts of the west coast, Yorke Peninsula and the Mount Lofty Ranges where there is extreme fire danger tomorrow.

Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Christie Johnson has reported that a significant fire erupted last night in the Mount Lofty Ranges, specifically on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Several states across Australia's south-east will be on alert tomorrow as hot and windy conditions trigger increased fire danger.
Several states across Australia’s south-east will be on alert tomorrow as hot and windy conditions trigger increased fire danger.(Nine)

“We are observing areas with high fire danger that are nearing the threshold for extreme fire danger,” Johnson stated, highlighting regions such as the Murraylands and the upper south-east.

Parts of Victoria will also be under an extreme fire danger rating tomorrow.

In Victoria, conditions of extreme fire danger are forecasted, particularly affecting central areas like the Central District, as well as the North Central District.

“Other districts, including the Wimmera and the West and South Gippsland District, are also approaching the extreme fire danger threshold,” Johnson added.

There will be high fire danger across Tasmania tomorrow, except for in the north-west.

She further warned that recent models indicate worsening conditions, with expectations of high fire danger spreading across the state. The east coast and the Midlands district are likely to experience extreme fire danger by tomorrow.

The fire danger comes as south-eastern Australia recorded its driest January since 2009.
Weatherzone reports it was also the region’s second driest start to the year since 1965, with January rainfall down by 23.14mm, when averaged across all official weather stations in the region.

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