Forecasters hope the rain forecast to follow tall Christmas Day temperatures will dampen bushfires but not wash out the Boxing Day TestForecasters in the Melbourne office of the Bureau of Meteorology are hoping for just enough rain over Christmas night to quell several bushfires still burning around Victoria but not enough to wash out the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne cricket ground.
Fire conditions are expected to worsen on Christmas Day as the temperature picks up to 33C in Melbourne and up to 36C in the north-east of the state,where the 9,000ha Barnawartha fire is still burning. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com