Mount Lofty Ranges in eastern South Australia and most of western and central Victoria, including Melbourne, are under extreme fire danger warnings.
“These hot, dry, windy conditions are likely to lead to extreme fire dangers,” Narramore said.
“That means that if fires do get going in this weather, they’re likely to be uncontrollable and uncontainable.”
Alice Springs reached 41.9C just before 3pm, before the mercury fell 15C in just over 90 minutes.
Melbourne fell short of its forecast high of 41C, with the temperature topping out at 39.4C.
A cool front reached Adelaide and western Victoria by 2pm on Monday but the heat will remain for the rest of the week in Queensland and the NT.
AAP
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