Soaring temperatures, high winds prompt high fire danger warning for Sydney

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Soaring temperatures, high winds prompt high fire danger warning for Sydney
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Emergency services are concerned as the mercury is expected to reach 29 degrees accompanied by high winds today.

The mercury is expected to hit a maximum of 29 degrees in Sydney, bringing a welcome taste of summer weather for millions of people as winter bows out.

The Bureau of Meteorology has also issued a "severe" weather warning for damaging winds sweeping across south-eastern NSW over coming hours. Gusts are forecast to average 60km/h to 70km/h through the morning, but peak wind speeds could reach 125km/h.Sydney got an unwelcome taste of the potential for a late winter fire on Wednesday when a grassfire reached emergency level in the city's south-west before being put out.

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