Two men have died in the water in Victoria today, amid the state's worst drowning year on record.

Rescue crews were called to the beach at Anglesea, south of Geelong, when a small boat capsized just after 2pm.

Kane Treloar from Lifesaving Victoria said the two men aboard had been fishing around a reef when they encountered trouble.

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One of the men made it to shore and raised the alarm.

Lifesavers found the other man, but despite attempts to resuscitate him, the 58-year-old died at the scene.

Another man died at Barwon Heads, eastward up the coast from Anglesea, this evening.

He was swimming with a boy and a girl when they got into difficulty in the water.

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The boy and the girl were assisted back to shore but the man had to be winched out by helicopter.

He was taken to shore where CPR was performed, but died at the scene.

There have been more than 40 drowning deaths in Victoria since July, making this the worst year on record.

Life Saving Victoria records drowning toll numbers across the financial year.

The predicted heatwave has defied national expectations, with many places being even hotter than originally forecast.

Temperatures reached 38C in parts of Sydney, with people taking to the water wherever they could.

While in Victoria, the mercury was nudging just over 40C in Mildura, as the head hit the northwest of the state.

And it's expected to all happen again tomorrow, as the south-eastern states of Australia continue to swelter.

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Meanwhile communities in the northern parts of Western Australia are mopping up after a tropical low dumped heavy rain across the Kimberly and Pilbara overnight.

Just after midnight, the system, which was initially expected to turn into a cyclone, was located well inland from the Eighty Mile Beach area, near Telfer.

While the low has weakened, it is still producing areas of heavy rainfall well to the southeast of the system. The low is expected to move towards the southeast of the state and over Interior Districts during the weekend.

A monsoon trough is also looming over the tropics, with northern parts of Queensland and the NT receiving thunder and showers.

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There is also the possibility the trough may turn into a cyclone later this week.

Here's your state-by-state weather forecast for Sunday, January 24, 2021:

New South Wales and ACT

Mostly sunny, warm in the northeast. Fog then sunny, warm in the southeast. Windy on the Alps. Sunny, hot in the southwest. Mostly sunny, hot in the northwest.

Sydney will be sunny with a minimum of 21C and maximum of 33C in the city.

Further west, Penrith is tipped to reach 40C tomorrow, with high temperatures also forecast for Parramatta and areas of the lower Blue Mountains.

Scorching temperatures are forecast for the ACT with sunny conditions and a top of 38C for Sunday.

The south and west of NSW are expected to also suffer, with temperatures at Griffith, Wagga Wagga and Broken Hill set to top 40C.

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Victoria

Mostly sunny, very warm in the southwest. Fog then sunny, very warm in the southeast. Mostly sunny, hot in the north.

Mildura in the state's north-west is predicted to peak at about 44C tomorrow.

In Melbourne, temperatures are expected to reach 35C, before peaking at 40C on Monday.

Queensland

Mostly sunny, mild-to-warm in the southeast. Late shower, very warm in the northeast. Mostly sunny, hot in the west.

Brisbane tomorrow will be slightly cooler, set to peak at 29C, but temperatures will be higher in other southern parts of the state, with a prediction of 43C in Birdsville.

The tropical low over the far north is expected to become more active, bringing with it more rain.

South Australia

Mostly sunny, hot-to-very hot inland. Coastal sea breezes.

Temperatures are set to get even hotter with tomorrow forecast to reach 41C in the city before dropping into the mid 30s on Monday and Tuesday.

The heat is elevating the state's fire danger with a severe warning for the Mount Lofty Ranges today.

Western Australia

Clearing showers, mild-to-warm in the southwest and south. Windy, very warm in the northwest. Showers and storms, warm in the northeast.

Meanwhile there is a severe fire danger warning for Goldfields, Eucla and Ninghan due to high temperatures, dry conditions and gusty winds.

Perth will be mostly sunny with a minimum of 17C and a maximum of 26C.

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Northern Territory

Showers/storms, warm in the north. Mostly cloudy, very warm over the interior. Late thunder, very warm-to-hot in the south.

There's a chance of storms in Darwin, where temperatures will run from 25C-30C.

Tasmania

Mostly cloudy, late showers, very warm in the southwest. Mostly sunny, hot in the southeast. Mostly sunny, mild-to-warm in the north.

Hobart is set to be cloudy with a top of 26C.

– Reported with Weatherzone and Australian Bureau of Meteorology

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Western Australia is permitting a slight relaxation of its hard border as COVID-19 cases continue to track down in Australia's east.

As of Monday, travellers from Queensland and NSW will not have to be part of an exempt category to enter the state.

However, they will still have to undergo two weeks of quarantine and coronavirus tests.

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Victoria will continue to be subject to those same rules, while visitors from Tasmania, South Australia, Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory are allowed to cross the border without quarantine.

Premier Mark McGowan said that Queensland could move to being a "very low risk" state in the future, further loosening entry requirements.

However, he warned that any spike in COVID-19 cases would cause an immediate shutdown again.

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