Sydneysiders are set to swelter through another day of high temperatures as the city lurches closer to breaking a 165-year-old record. 9News
are set to swelter through another day of high temperatures as the city lurches closer to breaking a 165-year-old record.
If Sydney sustains four consecutive days with the mercury above 30 degrees, it will be the first time the city has sweltered through a heatwave for four days in Autumn since records began 165 years ago.Forecast maximum temperatures on Saturday and Sunday, according to the ECMWF-HRES model. While much of the attention has been on Sydney's record-breaking run, much of the country is set to swelter through a hot weekend.
That same day some parts of Western Sydney are set to approach 40 degrees, while Canberra is predicted to reach 35 degrees on Sunday - the latest 35 degree day in the capital for 25 years.Weather service Weatherzone says the late run of high temperatures will likely place extreme demand on the electricity demand as residents rush to operate fans and air conditioning units.
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