Cooler conditions prevail in Victoria and Tasmania but Darwin and Perth will be warm and a heatwave warning has been issued for much of Queensland
Elma Aweit and Atak Akot cool off at Penrith beach, in NSW. Sydney is expected to have a maximum temperature of 38C today.Elma Aweit and Atak Akot cool off at Penrith beach, in NSW. Sydney is expected to have a maximum temperature of 38C today.Sydney is expected to experience maximum temeepratures of 38C on Friday, the last time the mercury will rise above 30C before the start of 2025.
The temperatures have led to high levels of fire danger, with total fire bans in place for north-west NSW, as well as the greater Hunter and the greater Sydney region, which face extreme fire danger on Friday. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned that thunderstorms and lightning sweeping across NSW could exacerbate the dangerous fire conditions.
The storms were due to pass through much of central NSW, including Coonamble, Dubbo, Orange and Bathurst, where temperatures across the board are in low to high 30s.
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