There is something different about the beating heat of the Launceston sun and it was certainly unforgiving on Monday.
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After warm days in the lead up temperatures finally cracked 30 degrees celsius on the warmest day of 2021 in Tasmania.
As is traditional, people in Launceston flocked to Cataract Gorge to beat the heat.
West Launceston woman Leonie Byard took her three kids, Rupert, Heidi and Polly, to First Basin for a swim and she said there were scarcely better places to cool off.
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"We come here a lot, it's one of our favourite places to come," she said.
"There's so many great things for the kids and it's in a beautiful setting. So I get to relax and the kids get to have fun."
With more revellers came added responsibility for the Lifeguard staff who patrol the First Basin pool and Jess Hardstaff was one of those guards tasked with keeping everyone safe on Monday.
She said a hot day like Monday reminded her why she was a Lifeguard.
"It's always been my dream job and it'll always be the best job in the world," she said.
"It can sometimes get overwhelming, but generally you meet a lot of awesome people and you know you'll always have heaps of fun and get to stay in the sun all day."
After breaking off to let some unruly under-agers know they were disobeying pool rules Ms Hardstaff said, overall and despite the increased pool traffic on Monday, people tended to be on their best behaviour.
Ms Hardstaff said keeping track of all of the pool-goers was a harder task when the frolickers flow freely, but her and her pool safety partner had some precesses up their red and yellow sleeves.
"We make sure we stay on top of everyone by going through head counts, checking on families and making sure under six year old kids are swimming with a parent at all times and just making sure everyone stays safe and has fun," she said.
The North coast was the coolest part of the state with temperatures remaining below 30, but that was where the reprieve ended.
Senior Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Glen Perrin said the lower temperatures were due to "onshore wind flow".
St Marys and Bicheno caused the mercury to bubble as temperatures reached 34.
Despite the searing sun on Monday the BoM expected more tepid temperatures to sweep the state as the week wore on.
Senior BoM forecaster Glen Perrin said a cool change was due in on Tuesday.
"Temperatures will drop after that change. It'll be a much cooler day across the state on Tuesday," he said.
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