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A potentially deadly heat wave is set to hit Queensland while Victoria is today bracing for a possible return of an “asthma thunderstorm” that killed eight people.
Victoria’s chief health officer has advised asthma sufferers to remain vigilant with thunderstorms forecast to hit the state’s east.
Wednesday’s storms are not expected to be another thunderstorm asthma event, but asthma sufferer were nonetheless warned of potential complications.
The health warning from Professor Charles Guest comes nine days after Melbourne was struck by an unprecedented thunderstorm asthma event that has so far resulted in the deaths of eight people
Further north, Brisbane is set to swelter through its hottest December day in 15 years when an extreme heatwave hits southern Queensland.
The forecast has prompted Queensland Health to prepare a safety plan usually reserved for cyclones and floods.
Hospitals across the region will ensure the most vulnerable people will receive care.
Paramedics have urged residents to keep hydrated and cool as heat stroke can be fatal.
“Heatwaves are the most deadly natural phenomenon in Australia, claiming hundreds of lives each year,” AMA Queensland President Dr Chris Zappala said.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting temperatures above 40C in parts of southern Queensland and a high of 38C in Brisbane on Friday, nine degrees above the December average.
Friday is expected to be the hottest December day since 2001, when the mercury nudged 40C on Christmas Eve in Brisbane.
“Brisbane had a run of 40C and 39C from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day that year,” meteorologist Jeanine Yuasa told AAP.
The hottest day in Brisbane since the turn of the century was 41.7C in February 2004.
The heatwave is likely to continue into early next week.