Hot weather on the way

Temperatures will hit the high 30s tomorrow (Friday) before climbing to the 42oC by Saturday.

"It's going to be a very hot day for the north west of the state (on Saturday) and extending all the way to the north east along the Murray. We'll see peak temperatures probably around about 42oCor 43oC or Saturday through those areas," Mr Delamotte said.

"A southerly change does push through those parts as we move later into Saturday so we do get a little bit of relief overnight into Sunday with minimum temperatures dropping below 20oC right across Victoria overnight."