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By Hamish Cole
Topic:Heatwaves
Large parts of outback NSW are expected to have record-breaking temperatures on Monday. (ABC Broken Hill: Bill Ormonde)
Ivanhoe and Wilcannia are expected to reach 48 degrees Celsius on Monday, which would set December records and possibly all-time highs for the towns.
Large parts of western NSW are predicted to reach the low-to-mid 40s as a heatwave moves across the state.
A cold front is expected to hit NSW later in the week, bringing cooler temperatures.
Towns in southern and western New South Wales are set to experience record-breaking temperatures on Monday as large parts of the country swelter through a heatwave.
Wilcannia and Ivanhoe are expected to reach 47 degrees Celsius, well exceeding long-standing records for December.
Ivanhoe's previous year-round record, in 24 years of record keeping, is 47.
In the Riverina, Hay is tipped to reach 46 degrees, just below its all-time peak, while the town of Yanco will hit 45, surpassing its previous December maximum.
Elsewhere in the region, Griffith is forecast to equal its December record with 45 degrees, while Wagga Wagga and Deniliquin will come close to the month's previous highest temperature.
Temperatures will reach the mid-40 degrees Celsius mark in some outback towns on Monday. (Supplied: Meg Priest)
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Edward Medlock said large parts of the state's west would see low to severe heatwave conditions.
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"We are looking at temperatures in the west being in those low-to-mid 40s. As soon as you get away from the coast it jumps right up," he said.
An extreme heatwave warning is in place for parts of the Northern Territory and western Queensland, while severe conditions will stretch from Darwin to the north-west of New South Wales.
Almost all of NSW is under at least a low-intensity heatwave warning.
In Sydney, Penrith and Richmond are forecast to hit 39 while Camden is tipped to hit 37.
A cold front is expected later in the week, but Mr Medlock said the system was currently driving the high temperatures.
Temperatures are expected to reach almost 40 degrees Celsius in Western Sydney. (ABC News: Berge Breiland)
The bureau is warning people to take care during the hot conditions.
"It is really important to look out for those with heat-related illnesses, the elderly and very young children," Mr Medlock said.
Currently, no schools have been closed for today despite the conditions.
A high fire danger rating is in place for Riverina, Central West Plains, North Western region, Northern Slopes and Upper Hunter.
According to Western NSW Local Land Services district vet Scott Parry, while producers are used to dealing with hot conditions, it is important they take care with their livestock.
"Avoid handling livestock if you can, particularly really susceptible age groups like really young animals, heavily pregnant," Mr Parry said.
"If you can't avoid it, handle them first thing in the morning or later in the evening when it is cooler."
Producers are being warned to keep livestock in shaded paddocks and stock up on water. (ABC News: Jarrod Lucas)
Mr Parry said while the risk of heat stroke or heat-related losses was low in livestock, it was vital farmers took care of pets and working dogs in particular.
"Just be really conscious of water in your working dogs. Let them jump into troughs and cool down when working them," he said.
"They are probably particularly sensitive to getting overheated."
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