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Heatwave persists into the week after sweltering night

High temperatures are continuing after a sweltering weekend for much of the country.

High temperatures are continuing after a sweltering weekend for much of the country. Photo: Getty

Parts of Australia have sweltered through the night with heatwave conditions kicking off the working week.

By 9am on Monday, the temperature in Sydney’s CBD had already reached 28C, but the high humidity pushed the apparent temperature to 32.9C.

In the west, Penrith was forecast to tip 37C by the hottest part of the day with a possible thunderstorm expected in the afternoon.

Several towns in the Hunter region, north of Sydney, were likely to experience highs of 40C or above.

Locals cool off with a rope swing into the Nepean River near Penrith
Penrith is expected to reach 37C with a possible thunderstorm expected in the afternoon. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
It follows a sweaty Sunday night with minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid-20s across the state, reaching the mid- to high-20s in the north.

A heatwave warning is in place for the NSW mid-north coast, Hunter, northern tablelands, south coast, central tablelands and northwest slopes regions until Tuesday.

Hot conditions were expected to ease over southern and western parts of NSW by Tuesday and throughout the state by Wednesday, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Heatwave conditions were also forecast for Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

In the territory, Tennant Creek was expected to tip 41C, while Alice Springs would reach 42C.

The WA heatwave was expected to be concentrated in the state’s Pilbara and Gascoyne regions, where temperatures in many towns were likely to top 40C on Monday.

The high temperatures follow a sweltering weekend for much of the country, with extreme UV levels in Australia’s biggest cities.

Parents have been warned to prevent their children getting sunburnt, with UV levels on Monday predicted to reach extreme levels again.

– AAP

Topics: heatwave
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