Lewis Barclay gets tossed into the air by dad Jakob Hohwy before splash landing into the water of the Murray River. The family are in Echuca for a holiday from Melbourne.28-12-12 BO
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Bianca Oliveri
Long-range weather forecasts are predicting that nine of the next 14 days will reach in excess of 30°C as Echuca-Moama prepares for a typically intense surge of summer heat leading up until Christmas.
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And with only one of those days leading up until Christmas predicting better than a 40 per cent chance of rain, it appears we are in for a “perform storm’’ of conditions for continuing to attract visitors to the region.
Today and tomorrow are tipped to hit 35°C, before a slight midweek lull, and then 40°C on Saturday for what will be the final round of competition before a two-week break for Campaspe Shire summer sports.
Christmas week again provides some relief as the few days leading up to Christmas Eve are expected to be below 30°C.
Then, the airconditioners will go into overdrive as Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day all burst through the 30°C barrier.
Late on Christmas Day is tipped to reach a low of 25°C.
There appears to be no danger of any record breaking heat for the period, with the 44.6°C day recorded on December 31, 2005 unlikely to be in any danger.
