Heatwave to peak at 40C as bushfires rage across NSW - but relief is finally in ... trends now
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Temperatures are expected to rise to 40C in NSW as an 'unseasonable' heatwave reaches its peak and dozens of fires continue to burn across the state.
Canberra, Brisbane and Perth are also in for a scorching day, though temperatures in Victoria and South Australia should begin to cool on Sunday.
Sydney's CBD will reach 32 degrees, but in the west, Penrith is tipped to hit 40C and Richmond and Blacktown should reach 39C, the Bureau of Meteorology forecast.
The 'unseasonable' heatwave in NSW will peak on Sunday. Two women are pictured at Bronte Beach on March 16, 2023 in Sydney
Sydney's CBD will reach 32 degrees, but in the west, Penrith is tipped to hit 40C and Richmond and Blacktown should reach 39C, the Bureau of Meteorology forecast. Two women are pictured on Bronte Beach
Temperatures in parts of the state's west - including Forbes, Griffith, Ivanhoe and Cobar - are predicted to climb even higher than 40C.
It comes after NSW sweltered through a steamy Saturday, leaving more than 30 bush and grass fires burning across the state on Sunday morning.
A fire at Craigs Road in Curraweela, in the southern tablelands, was being controlled but had burned through 3,689 hectares, destroying property and livestock.
Another large fire was burning out of control at Yarra Station near Mount Hope in the state's west and a high fire rating remains for much of the state.
Elsewhere across the country, the temperature in Canberra is predicted to hit 36C on Sunday, while Perth is expected to reach 33C and Brisbane 32C.
Victoria will get some reprieve with cooler weather, though, after temperatures reached the high 30s and low
