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Cis MOWING the lawn or going for a bike ride in 40C temperatures could prove fatal, health authorities warn, as a heatwave grips the city.
The searing heat is likely to reach a dangerous 12C above average in inland areas and 9C above average on the coast this weekend with people warned not to venture outside between 10am and 3pm when the heat will be most intense.
Even cooling off at beaches will be risky with lifeguards closing half the city’s beaches yesterday and more closures expected today.
Paramedics warned against any strenuous activities outdoors including gardening and sports, with extreme cases of heat stress potentially deadly.
A 30-year-old man died of heat stroke while dirt bike riding on the Sunshine Coast last month.
“Give bike riding and things like mowing the lawn a miss,” said Queensland Ambulance senior operations supervisor Pat Berry.
“Stay indoors where there’s airconditioning if you can. Manual labour and any kind of extreme activity should be avoided.
“We recommend people avoid caffeine, sugar and alcohol.
“Beer might perform the same task as isotonic sports drinks like Powerade and Gatorade in your head, but we recommend sports drinks.”
The best spot on the Gold Coast to hide from scorching temperatures will be indoors.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Lauren Pattie said there would be little relief from the stifling daytime tem- peratures with the overnight temperature set to hit 26C by Monday, which is 6C above average.
The heatwave is set to break records across three states, however Ms Pattie said records probably wouldn’t tumble on the Gold Coast.
February records for the city were set in 2004 when the mercury hit 40C at the Seaway and Coolangatta.
“There’s a trough down south which is pulling a lot of hot air from up north,” she said.
“We’ll have warm overnight temperatures until about Tuesday when temperatures will be a bit more like what’s usually expected.”
Paramedics and doctors are urging people to take the heat seriously, with at least one person each day being admitted to hospital for heat-related illnesses.
Seventy people have been admitted to Gold Coast hospi-