For the second time in as many weeks, searing heatwaves are scorching large parts of Australia – while Sydney is being spared.

Just as Queensland roasted in record heat last week, southern Australia is now broiling in its first real burst of summer heat.

Cricketers and spectators at the Adelaide Oval for the start of Australia’s Test match with India aren’t the only ones to sweat through high 30-degree temperatures, with much of Victoria and even Tasmania set to toil through a low to severe heatwave forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology.

On Thursday, Adelaide sweated through a 39-degree day, while Melbourne was 35-degrees and Hobart was 30-degrees.