Sydney braces for heat with temperatures to reach the 40s
Temperatures will top 42 degrees in parts of the city today, with a total fire ban in place.
Georgina Mitchell is a reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Temperatures will top 42 degrees in parts of the city today, with a total fire ban in place.
Sydney will sweat through a scorching day on Wednesday, with parts of the city to exceed 40 degrees as firefighters warn of "very high" fire danger for the region.
Sydneysiders may need to bring a brolly to their Christmas dinner, with clouds and some rain expected across the city late on Christmas Day.
Cyclonic-strength wind gusts have hammered Sydney and most of eastern NSW, disrupting air travel and stranding trains on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Sydney will get a taste of summer this weekend, with temperatures of 26 degrees expected on Sunday, before rain sets in again as the working week returns.
Torrential rain has flooded towns and cities in northern NSW, with fears lives have been lost.
Large hailstones as wide as 50¢ pieces lashed Sydney on Friday afternoon as severe storms hit the city.
A major bushfire continues to burn out of control in the Port Stephens area in the NSW Hunter region.
One man is missing as torrential rain and flash flooding hit the NSW coast on Wednesday night, when more than a month's worth of rain was expected to hit Sydney in 12 hours.
New South Wales has been reminded that winter is here to stay, with heavy snow and flooding hitting the state's west, closing roads and leaving several dozen people stranded.
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