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Sydney records hottest August day in seven years amid high fire danger from warm, windy weather



The mercury climbs beyond 28 degrees in the harbour city, while fire danger ratings were ‘high’ in Sydney and the IllawarraFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney has recorded its hottest August day in seven years as unusually warm and windy weather sweeps across New South Wales, triggering high fire danger.Sydney’s temperatures shot “way up above the averages for August”, said Angus Hines, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). The city’s average August temperature is 17.9C.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/28/nsw-weather-forecast-fire-danger-warnings-sydney-bom

Author : Rafqa Touma

Publish date : 2024-08-28 06:19:52

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