Australia Become Hotter Than HELL As Heatwave Continues

Australia will swelter through what could be the hottest January on record with a 40C heatwave set to sweep across the country.

Soaring temperatures can be expected in South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria beginning on Tuesday, interrupting the cooler weather that the eastern seaboard had last weekend.

'This next hot spell will take us through to the end of month so I wouldn’t be surprised if it was the hottest January ever,' meteorologist Rob Sharpe told news.com.au.

The heat is expected to last until Australia Day, prompting more people to make their way to the beaches.

It will be a brief, intense hot spell. In terms of how this heat will compare to the most recent heat, it will shorter lived so there will be no extreme heatwaves but the heat itself will reach similar temperatures,' Mr Sharpe said.

Parts of Sydney will see temperatures in the late 30s starting Tuesday, but they will soar up to the 40s by the end of the week. 

Melbourne may also reach 40C this week, after Tullamarine saw a scorching 40C last week.