The temperature inside some Queensland rentals exceeds 30 degrees for more than five hours a day,but many renters are too scared to complain.
By Friday,the mercury is forecast to rise into the 40s with temperatures tipped to again be hotter for residents living in the eastern suburbs.
The city is expected to record its highest temperature of the summer,and a cool change in the evening will bring relief.
The mercury is expected to hit 38 degrees in the city this weekend,with extreme fire danger and heatwave warnings for regional Victoria.
While this weekend will cool down,the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a 41C day next Friday,with the possibility of another heatwave hitting the region.
Plus 40 degree temperatures are set to continue until the weekend with experts now forecasting even higher numbers for metropolitan parts of WA.
The cooling relief centre on Bourke Street – with air-conditioning,cold drinks and visiting healthcare workers – will open when the mercury hits 35 degrees.
Running the air conditioning 24/7 isn’t the cheapest,but there’s a more efficient way to beat the heat at home.
Those caught between the westerlies and sea breezes – unfortunately most likely in the CBD – will be hit by stifling heat and humidity this week.
A cyclone forming off the coast will be stronger than the one that troubled Queensland before Christmas - and authorities are still trying to predict its path.
Queensland’s north is on alert for a second cyclone in as many months. The already saturated south-east is also being warned about the rain likely to follow.