After sweltering heat as thousands returned to work, Sydney commuters face storms on their way home. Temperatures are expected to plummet by more than 10 degrees as a cool change sweeps across the state. The change, bringing fresh southerly winds and rainfall, will hit Sydney tonight around 10pm, with a significant drop of 10 to 15 degrees. Most of NSW is at risk of thunderstorms, with the Central and Southern Tablelands and parts of the Illawarra most affected. More showers are forecast for the end of the week.
After being blasted by heat as thousands returned to work this morning, commuters in Sydney are facing storms on the way home, with temperatures to drop by more than 10 degrees.is firmly over, with warnings issued by the BOM as the cool change sweeps in after days of temperatures in the 30s.
The change has already swept up much of the east coast and is set to hit the east of the state and then Sydney tonight.It will also bring a massive temperature drop. Sydney's CBD hit a top of 30 degrees today, temperatures peaked at 40 degrees in Badgerys Creek, and just under that in Penrith. The cool change will hit at around 10pm with temperatures dropping by 10 to 15 to degrees across Sydney."It's going to bring a significant temperature drop, a burst of fresh southerly winds and rainfall," BOM meteorologist Miriam Bradbury, said.
Most of NSW is at risk of thunderstorms. But the Central and Southern Tablelands of NSW, and parts of the Illawarra, are most at risk.The end of the week will bring more showers.
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