Sydney and parts of New South Wales experienced an unseasonably warm weekend, with temperatures climbing more than 10C above the September average. This early heat peaked on Monday before a cool change swept across much of the coast.
In Sydney's outer west, temperatures reached 35.4C in Richmond and 35C in Penrith on Monday. Sydney Observatory Hill recorded a high of 32.7C at 10:40 AM, followed by a significant drop of approximately 10C within a few hours, according to a Bureau of Meteorology spokesperson.
The hot, dry, and windy conditions preceding the southerly change led authorities to issue high to extreme fire danger warnings for Monday, particularly for the Greater Hunter and northern inland areas. However, the Bureau stated that fire danger is expected to abate for much of the state from Tuesday.
Sydneysiders can anticipate a cooler, wetter outlook for the coming days. Tuesday's city temperatures are forecast to be in the high teens, between 18C and 19C, before rising slightly to between 22C and 24C on Wednesday. Temperatures are then expected to gradually increase through the rest of the week, with another cool change anticipated next weekend.