Extreme heat is searing through New South Wales in what is day one of a week long heatwave for many regional areas. Bourke and Cobar are among the inland areas that will sweat through 7 days in a row above 40 degrees!
Sydneysiders are getting a taste of this heat today in the western suburbs but tomorrow it will sizzle all the way to the city and coast too. Normally city and coastal areas get away with hot days since the coastal seabreeze prevents the mercury from getting too high. But with no seabreeze tomorrow, the coast and city is forecast to get to 39 degrees, almost as hot as the 43 degree forecast in the western suburbs. If these maximums are reached, it will be the hottest day in the city this summer, a massive 13 degrees above the average for this time of the year. With this sort of extreme heat, the Big Day Out will be a sweat-fest and music lovers are encouraged to stock up on the sunscreen, hats, shades and H20!
Thankfully, a gusty southerly change will cool things down on Saturday with a noticeable temperature drop and possible shower or storm.
But it won’t take long for the mercury to rise again with temperatures escalating into the mid thirties for Sydney’s western suburbs next week- including Australia Day.
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