It's been a mild beginning to the year across most of the country, with much of Australia near, or just below, its typical summertime average temperature. One exception to this is Perth, which is warming up to a 35°C day for the first day of January. In the coming week, hot weather is forecast for southern parts of the country. This will become most noticeable by around Wednesday next week, when temperatures peak around 10°C higher than average across Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and sout