A record heatwave in the west has seen records tumble as Perth endured its fifth straight day of temperatures of 40C or more, while floods, bushfires and storms ravage other parts of the country. The blistering Western Australia heatwave is set to go into a sixth day with a forecast maximum of 39 in the state capital - but weathermen admit it could easily break through the 40C yet again. Previously the city had only ever had four days of the intense 40C heat in a row - and the latest run of soaring mercury is rewriting the history books. Saturday was the 10th day this summer where the heat has broken through the 40C mark, which is also a record. A record heatwave in the west has seen records tumble as Perth endured its fifth straight day of temperatures of 40C or more (pictured, beachgoers shelter from the sun at Perth's Cottesloe Beach and cool down with an ice cream) The blistering Western Australia heatwave is set to go into a sixth day with a forecast maximum of 39 in the state capital - but weathermen admit it could easily break through the 40C yet again (pictured, sun worshippers play bocce on the beach at Cottesloe in Perth) And it comes after the tiny WA outback town of Onslow recorded Australia's highest ever temperature when it hit 50.7C last week. Locals flocked to the beaches to try and cool off, with ambulances parked at the ready in the case of heat stroke. The intense heat and strong winds have been fuelling a bushfire in neighbouring South Australia which claimed the life of female firefighter Louise Hincks on Friday. She was killed when a burning tree fell on her as she fought the out of control fire near Lucindale, 347km southeast of Adelaide. A colleague in his 60s was also seriously injured in the tragedy but survived. Senior firefighter Louise Hincks (pictured) was killed in an intense bushfire in South Australia after a burning tree fell on top of her on Friday Ms Hincks had been serving in South Australia's Country Fire Service for 28 years when she went to help at the fire near Lucindale, 347km southeast of Adelaide (pictured) The fire (pictured) has been burning since Wednesday and has destroyed 4,000 hectares of blue gum plantations, scrub, and grassland Since Wednesday the bushfire has burnt through more than 4,000 hectares of blue gum plantations, scrub, and grassland. More than 200 firefighters are still at the scene fighting the blaze which was fnally contained on Saturday evening. Meanwhile tropical rainfalls have led to severe flooding in western and northern parts of SA. The manager at Spud's Roadhouse at Pimba, 483km north of Adelaide, reported 160mm of rain on Saturday which lead to the road to Woomera and Roxby Downs breaking in half. Several other roads have been closed due to flooding in the Eyre Peninsula. Tropical rainfalls have led to severe flooding in western and northern parts of SA and seen several roads closed and destroyed (pictured) A homestead in the west of the state has also reported record rainfall, with 181.4mm of rain in 24-hours by 9am on Saturday - the most seen in a single day in 53 years. Senior forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology Tom Boeck said the rainfall was unlike anything seen in a long time - and warned more was on the way. 'It has been very heavy in some places and we have seen rainfall records for January broken in several areas across the Eyre Peninsula,' he said. 'It is a very unique and unusual for this time of year.' A flood watch has been issued for the Mid North, Flinders Ranges, West Coast, Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and parts of the North West and North East Pastoral districts. An additional severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Eyre Peninsula. Emergency services have warned people in the area to stay alert and plan ahead. The heatwave is predicted to finally ease for Perth on Monday, with temperatures slipping back to an almost icy 33C Residents flocked to Perth's beaches to cool off where ambulances waited on the sidelines in case of heatstroke (pictured) The heatwave is predicted to finally ease for Perth on Monday, with temperatures slipping back to an almost icy 33C. Bu the heat will instead move inland and east, leading to hot and sticky conditions in many other parts of the country. FIVE DAY WEATHER FORECAST Adelaide Sunday: Humid, rain at times. Min 20, max 26 Monday: Humid, shower or two. Min 21, max 29 Tuesday: Humid, partly cloudy. Min 21, max 29 Wednesday: Humid, partly cloudy. Min 21, max 31 Thursday: Partly cloudy. Min 20, max 27 Brisbane Sunday: Possible shower. Min 19, max 29 Monday: Partly cloudy. Min 20, max 30 Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Min 21, max 31 Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Min 22, max 29 Thursday: Partly cloudy. Min 21, max 30 Canberra Sunday: Partly cloudy. Min 9, max 27 Monday: Partly cloudy. Min 12, max 28 Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Min 15, max 30 Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Min 16, max 31 Thursday: Possible shower. Min 15, max 27 Darwin Sunday: Showers, storm likely. Min 25, max 31 Monday: Showers, possible storm. Min 25, max 31 Tuesday: Showers, possible storm. Min 25, max 33, showers Wednesday: Showers, possible storm. Min 25, max 33, showers Thursday: Showers, possible storm. Min 25, max 32 Hobart Sunday: Mostly sunny. Min 15, max 27, Monday: Partly cloudy. Min 16, max 25 Tuesday: Cloudy. Min 16, max 22 Wednesday: Possible shower. Min 15, max 21 Thursday: Shower or two. Min 17, max 26 Melbourne Sunday: Sunny. Min 20, max 34 Monday: Humid and mostly sunny. Min 21, max 35 Tuesday: Humid, partly cloudy. Min 22, max 33 Wednesday: Humid shower or two. Min 22, max 33 Thursday: Humid, showers. Min 24, max 30 Perth Sunday: Very hot and sunny. Min 24, max 39 Monday: Mostly sunny. Min 18, max 33 Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Min 16, max 32 Wednesday: Sunny. Min 17, max 31 Thursday: Sunny. Min 18, max 33 Sydney Sunday: Possible morning shower. Min 18, max 26 Monday: Partly cloudy. Min 20, max 27 Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Min 20, max 28 Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Min 20, max 28 Thursday: Partly cloudy. Min 21, max 28 Advertisement All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility