Sydney’s “low-intensity heatwave” is set to end tomorrow, but severe thunderstorms in the city remain possible today.
Sydney is sweating through a low-intensity heatwave today with “absolute humidity” pushing temperatures to feel up to 5 degrees higher than they are.
The city’s western suburbs, where Penrith’s “Pondi” beach reopened today, are most likely to be hit by heavy rainfall. Localised flash flooding, damaging winds and large hail can’t be ruled out, weather bureau meteorologists said. This warm and humid air mass combined with a trough of low pressure is driving “very dangerous thunderstorms” that are likely to produce large, “possibly giant hailstones”, and damaging and “locally destructive winds” across southwest NSW, including Griffith, where wind gusts of 115 km/h were recorded.above 24 degrees, leading to uncomfortable conditions and possible heat stress for pets and sensitive people.
The early summer heat forced the NSW government to reopen Penrith’s beach, nicknamed “Pondi”, earlier than expected for its second season today after a $2.5 million renovation.
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