IT will be hot love for Valentine's Day in Mildura, with a forecast of 40 degrees.

Sunday's temperature reached 37.4 degrees at 5.23pm, with dry northerly winds approaching 40km/h in the morning before easing.

The heat is expected to continue on Tuesday with a maximum of 39 degrees before a top of 34 on a partly cloudy Wednesday.

Overnight temperatures will stay in the mid to low 20s befo...