The models are lining up for an intense heatwave across South Eastern Australia to end Spring and kick off Summer, as a very hot air mass moves across.
The dates of the event vary by place. It has already started in SA, Vic and inland NSW, with Griffith in the Riverina going for 41° today. It looks set to linger further North in Queensland.
The hot air mass reaches the NSW coast tomorrow 28th, with 850 temps over Sydney peaking as high as 24° on the 28th and 29th and again on the 1st. A cool change moves through during the afternoon of Sunday 28th, with the 30th being much cooler. The heat returns on Tuesday 1st, to be blown away by a more significant change. Next Friday 4th looks quite cool.
Skies will be fairly clear on the hot days. The forecast mentions the possibility of thunderstorms but there does not seem to be much in the way of rain or storms associated with either cool change. We do seem to move to a wetter, unsettled pattern after this event. Time will tell.
Forecast for selected centres for Nov 27 to Dec 4:
Canberra: 30, 33, 28, 26, 35, 26, 22
Nowra: 27, 38, 34, 24, 33, 23, 20
Penrith: 32, 41, 40, 27, 40, 29, 21
Maitland: 29, 39, 44, 25, 38, 29, 21
Temperatures nearer the coast will be moderated by sea breezes, although on Sunday 29th the hot winds reach the coast, for example:
Sydney OH: 26, 33, 39, 24, 30, 25, 21
The dates of the event vary by place. It has already started in SA, Vic and inland NSW, with Griffith in the Riverina going for 41° today. It looks set to linger further North in Queensland.
The hot air mass reaches the NSW coast tomorrow 28th, with 850 temps over Sydney peaking as high as 24° on the 28th and 29th and again on the 1st. A cool change moves through during the afternoon of Sunday 28th, with the 30th being much cooler. The heat returns on Tuesday 1st, to be blown away by a more significant change. Next Friday 4th looks quite cool.
Skies will be fairly clear on the hot days. The forecast mentions the possibility of thunderstorms but there does not seem to be much in the way of rain or storms associated with either cool change. We do seem to move to a wetter, unsettled pattern after this event. Time will tell.
Forecast for selected centres for Nov 27 to Dec 4:
Canberra: 30, 33, 28, 26, 35, 26, 22
Nowra: 27, 38, 34, 24, 33, 23, 20
Penrith: 32, 41, 40, 27, 40, 29, 21
Maitland: 29, 39, 44, 25, 38, 29, 21
Temperatures nearer the coast will be moderated by sea breezes, although on Sunday 29th the hot winds reach the coast, for example:
Sydney OH: 26, 33, 39, 24, 30, 25, 21