Weather News
Unseasonal warmth before Sydney sunrise
James Casey, Tuesday October 7, 2014 - 12:42 EDT
Early risers and night owls revel in pre-dawn warmth as the mercury rises to the mid 20s prior to sunrise this morning.
The mercury only cooled to 20.6 degrees overnight before warming into the early morning. Tossing and turning in sweaty sheets across Sydney would have been common as pre-dawn temperatures were recorded close to 26 degrees, warmer than any day got to in the first four weeks of September.
The official 24 hour minimum was the highest since April, although the last time it was that warm a few hours before sunrise was in December last year.
The summer-like evening was due to warm northerly winds blowing into the night as cloud cover prevented any warmth escaping from a day of heating.
Today, Sydney warmed to 27 degrees ahead of a southerly change. This gusty change moved through around midday and will bring a cooler afternoon and a more typical overnight chill. Patchy light showers will develop later tonight and continue into Wednesday before skies clear just in time for the lunar eclipse on Wednesday evening.
- Weatherzone
© Weatherzone
2014
More breaking news
-
Display your Local Weather here
automatically each time you visit us:
Rotates through Temperature,
Wind, Humidity and RainUse the Search Bar above
to find your Local, and go to the Local page
Click "Set My Local"
button next to the location name
Weather News
Why does the date of the equinox change some years?
16:24 EST
It's the Southern Hemisphere's vernal (or spring) equinox today, which means the sun sat directly above the equator early this morning, giving roughly equal amounts of day and night in most parts of the world – but why does the date of the equinox differ by a day or so each year? They don't change the date of New Year's Day or your birthday.
Strongest wind in 10 years blasts parts of Tasmania
12:38 EST
The weather station at the top of kunanyi / Mount Wellington clocked its strong wind gust in a decade on Thursday morning, with more dangerous wind on the way for all of Tasmania.
