Thanks crikey :) Not surprisingly, fire dangers are currently forecast to reach Extreme by Friday over parts of the southern inland due to the hot dry gusty NW winds ahead of the approaching cold front before shifting WSW behind it as well as the dry fuels. Very gusty WSW winds still look likely on Saturday in the southeast especially over higher terrain.

Duststorms could also be kicked up over northeast SA by the front and strong winds in its wake later on Thursday or Friday before spreading into southwest QLD on Friday - while some of this dust could then progressively spread further across the state later on Friday into Saturday, it's unlikely to be as thick as inland areas by the time it gets closer to the coast.

A welcome reprieve from the weekend into next week as temps come back down closer to normal September values in the wake of the front.