47C forecast could spell hottest Mildura day on record, fire danger ‘severe’

POTENTIALLY record-setting ­temperatures and strong winds have prompted the first “severe” fire danger rating of the summer for the Mallee on Friday. Mildura was forecast to reach a top of 47C, which if achieved would be the town’s hottest day since ­records moved to the airport weather station in 1946. INTERACTIVE: Your guide to Mildura’s […]