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November heat records could be broken during sweltering weekend in NSW
November heat records could be broken today as the mercury climbs across New South Wales — and there is no southerly change due until Sunday afternoon.
Key points:
- Temperatures in Sydney’s CBD reached 39 degrees today, and may continue to climb
- Overnight will not bring a cool reprieve as westerly winds keep the mercury high
- RFS’s Rob Rogers warned grassfires thrive in hot, windy conditions
Helen Kirkup from the Bureau of Meteorology said Western Sydney would swelter, with Richmond, Penrith, Blacktown and Liverpool forecast to hit 41 degrees Celsius.
“For the city, we’ve currently got the maximum forecast at 39C, but I wouldn’t rule out that it could go slightly higher as the westerly winds keep pushing the sea breeze out,” she said.
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