A hot summer blast will see temperatures soar across NSW and raise the bushfire concern as the country braces itself for the hottest week this summer | Laura_R_Chung
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Agata Imielska said while a La Nina event had been declared, bringing wetter than average conditions for the warmer months, it didn’t mean hot conditions wouldn’t occur.
A low-pressure trough and front pressure system from Australia’s north will move across the state this week, with the hottest day likely to be Saturday. Sydney is forecast to reach 29 degrees on Saturday, while Penrith is set to record 35 degrees and Liverpool 33. Further inland, Bourke will swelter in 43 degrees while Balranald is set to reach a high of 39.
The hot conditions are expected to ease early next week. However, it’s still too early to tell what the weather on Christmas Day will be.“I am keeping my fingers crossed for nice weather,” Ms Imielska said. “We’re in mid-December - there’s still two and a half months of summer to go, even though there is a La Nina, there will be hot conditions as well.”, with climate scientists saying it would bring cooler temperatures, more rainy days and higher risks of extreme weather.
“La Nina years are really important in terms of resetting the rivers and in terms of their biodiversity,” he said.UNSW School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Ashish Sharma said the increased rainfall could lead to dam spilling. Many of the dams across the east coast of Australia are at about 90 per cent capacity.
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