Southerlies Brush Heatwave Aside After Record Night

Published on January 26, 2024

The remnants of a coast-to-coast heatwave are being swept off the New South Wales (NSW) coast after baking Sydney and delivering a record hot night in the outback. Sydney reached its forecast 38C by 2pm before plunging to 27C by 3pm while Gosford shed 13C in 35 minutes as a southerly change began paving the way for a cooler weekend. The mercury in large swathes of NSW had earlier exceeded 42C including Newcastle Airport, Coonamble, Bourke and, topping 43.9C, the outback village of Girilambone. Inland South Australia and southwest Queensland are also experiencing another hot day but not quite a repeat of Thursday’s mid to high 40s....

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