It feels like a completley different season for most of NSW, with temperatures crashing from as much as 43 degrees in Nowra yesterday to a cool 22 degrees today. Sydney's western suburbs also baked in 40-plus heat in what was their hottest day in almost 4 years! A southerly buster brought some welcome relief early this morning and today much needed rain is also bringing parched gardens back to life from coast to country across the north-eastern half of the state, including Sydney.
Up north, locals in WA's Kimberley are still on alert with tropical cyclone "Laurence" expected to strengthen as it moves offshore over the weekend. It's likely to be a tropical low when it crosses Broome but the very warm waters of the Indian Ocean will feed the system with the fuel it needs to strengthen. Sea surface temperatures of at least 26.5 degrees are required for a tropical cylone to form and "Laurence" is predicted to cross WA waters that are at least 28 degrees.
A wild weekend is also in store for residents from southeast QLD to northeast NSW with severe storms expected both on Saturday and Sunday- flash flooding, damaging winds and large hail are all possible.
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