The last time the city recorded 30-degree temperatures was February 21 last year. That’s about to change, but it’s not all good news, with predicted heavy rainfall and strong winds due to follow.
Sydney is on track to mark its hottest temperature in 331 days on Wednesday afternoon before a dangerous storm makes its way to the harbour city to send temperatures plummeting.
Sydney’s Observatory Hill recorded 27.8 degrees at 11am on Wednesday and is finally set to crack the 30-degree mark between 3pm and 4pm. On Wednesday, however, a trough is coming in from the north, bringing northerly hot winds off the land to the city in an event we have not seen in almost a year.Weatherzone meteorologist James Rout warned the hot weather is set to be short-lived. Major storms are to arrive in Sydney as early as 7pm, bringing with them major rainfall and strong, dangerous winds.“The main thing today is nasty storms are set to come through this evening.
Wind gusts of up to 90km/h are also forecast overnight with average winds of 60-70km/h set to hit Sydney’s coastline on Thursday morning.
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