While temperatures are not expected to break any records in Maitland for the month of November, weatherzone.com.au has predicted the city will hit 39 degrees today, tomorrow and Saturday.

Yesterday some regions in South Australia were issued with “catastrophic” bushfire warnings, as temperatures crept into the early 40s.

It was the first time anywhere in Australia had been issued with the highest of the new fire alert warnings, which was brought about following the devastating Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria.

Today residents in Maitland can expect isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high temperatures inland and light to moderate north-easterly winds, freshening near the coast.

Tomorrow will be much the same, with isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms and north-west to north-easterly winds.

The weekend is expected to remain hot with scattered showers, before easing come Monday with temperatures sitting in the high 20s.

The highest temperature recorded in Maitland for November was taken in 2004, when the mercury rose to a staggering 42 degrees Celsius.

Before today, the highest temperature recorded in the city this month was 37.9, taken on November 3.