Weather
Global boiling: Sydney hasn’t done enough to prepare for lethal heat
It’s possible that without emission cuts and as climate change worsens, summer temperatures could rise from 26.4 to 29 degrees by 2100, a climate similar to PNG’s.
- by Laura Chung
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Daily temperatures around Sydney can vary by 10 degrees: How does your suburb compare?
Due to a lack of tree cover, many parts of the city have become “urban heat islands”. Search our map to see how your area rates.
- by Jordan Baker
More than 100 flights cancelled or delayed at Sydney Airport in lead-up to school holidays
Sydney Airport is back to using two runways after gusty winds on Friday morning limited flights to one.
- by Olivia Ireland and Angus Dalton
You call that a winter? Sydney has driest June since Crocodile Dundee debuted
The last time Sydney had such a dry June, Paul Hogan was the name on everyone’s lips, not El Nino.
- by Laura Chung
Why the winter solstice is more than just the shortest day of the year
There will be a lot of activity surrounding the winter solstice on Thursday.
- by Angus Dalton
Sydney shivers through coldest June morning in 13 years
Sydney Observatory Hill recorded 5.2 degrees on Wednesday morning, a few degrees warmer than the coldest June morning on record.
- by Laura Chung
Another foggy morning forecast as Sydney braces for a rainy week
Fog is very common at this time of year with cooler temperatures and light winds, Weatherzone meteorologist Aline Ribeiro said.
- by Laura Chung and Nigel Gladstone
Sydney disappears behind fog cloud
Weatherzone meteorologist Aline Ribeiro said a high-pressure system, mixed with low temperatures and light winds was behind the fog which is expected to lift around midday.
- by Laura Chung
‘Deceptively powerful’: Strong winds whip up surf that threatens to erode coastline
Residents of Sydney, the Hunter and the Illawarra have been told to brace for hazardous surf over the next few days before another cold front rolls in late in the week.
- by Catherine Naylor
Sydney records coldest morning in four years
The cool temperatures are unlikely to ease over the coming days as a trough sweeps through the city.
- by Laura Chung
Chilly conditions to worsen as multiple cold fronts hit Sydney
Sydneysiders should brace for record-breaking low temperatures over the coming days as wintry conditions hit.
- by Sarah Keoghan and Olivia Ireland