After a set of days which were very active on the weather front, residents in the Illawarra, Sydney and the Hunter can look at settled weather conditions for the week ahead. On Sunday, hot northerly winds ahead of a trough brought the hottest November day in 74 years of records to Cessnock (44.5 degrees) and 75 years in Richmond (45.3 degrees). In Sydney's far west, Penrith recorded 44.9 degrees, also its hottest November day on record. All of this happened as the coastal fringe remained cool under a blanket of fog with temperatures in the high 20s and low 30s. The trough and associated front then marched over the state on Monday bringing severe thunderstorms that hit the Harbour City just after 3 pm. Although these storms did not bring much rainfall, they did bring plenty of lightning and winds of up to 78 km/h in Penrith, 80km/h in Richmond and 98km/h in Williamtown. After a warm and muggy night, a southerly change spread through NSW's central coasts mid this morning, bringing low cloud but also the cool relief everyone has been waiting for. The remainder of the week is now looking to be uneventful for the three districts, with temperatures in the low-to-mid 20s and a few showers here and there. Another trough later in the week will lead to strengthening northerly winds once more just in time to bring another warm spell over the weekend. Luckily, however, temperatures are not looking to be as hot as last weekend with the coastal fringe looking to reach the high 20s and low 30s and the adjacent inland areas up to the mid-30s.