Extreme heatwave across North East A severe heatwave warning has been issued for the Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, East Gippsland, West and South Gippsland, Central, North Central and South West districts. The Bureau of Meteorology advise maximum temperatures are expected in the high thirties to mid forties over the northern half of the state, peaking on Tuesday with maximums reaching the low to high forties right across the State apart from coastal Gippsland where maximums will reach the l