The week of weather in Sydney will begin with summer temperatures and clear skies on Monday, perfect for the last day of school holidays. However, a cold weather system is expected to move in overnight, bringing cooler temperatures and rain for the remainder of the week. Highs of 28 degrees are expected on Monday, dropping to around 21 degrees from Tuesday through the weekend. The cloudy and showery weather is expected to be caused by a slow-moving, strong high-pressure system.
The Bureau of Meteorology predicts that the weather will remain fairly consistent from Tuesday through Friday, with little variation in conditions. The cool change and high-pressure system will result in fresh winds along the coast and continued cloudy and showery weather. Some areas of the city may also experience haze from hazard reduction burns being carried out by the NSW Rural Fire Service. Firefighters are taking advantage of stable conditions to burn off 10,000 hectares across various regions, leading to smoke settling in areas including the South Coast, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Narrabri, Warrumbungle, and Sydney.
Swimmers were spotted enjoying the sunny weather on Sunday, with some leaping off Giles Baths in Coogee. However, despite the current clear conditions, parts of the city may remain hazy due to the ongoing hazard reduction burns. The NSW RFS has been actively carrying out burns this month, including near the Warragamba Dam area. Smoke is expected to linger until midweek as a result of these fires, impacting various regions across New South Wales.
The stable weather conditions are also providing firefighters with the opportunity to conduct hazard reduction burns in regions such as the Sutherland Shire, the Blue Mountains, the Hills District, and Hornsby. The RFS has already burned off thousands of hectares this month and expects smoke from these burns to affect several areas. The combination of the slow-moving, strong high-pressure system and the ongoing hazard reduction burns is likely to result in a continuation of the cloudy, cool, and showery weather for the next few days.
Overall, the upcoming week in Sydney is set to be a mixture of summer temperatures transitioning into cooler, wetter conditions. The clear skies and warm weather on Monday will give way to cloudy and showery conditions from Tuesday through Friday, as a high-pressure system moves in behind the cold front. The ongoing hazard reduction burns being carried out by the NSW RFS may also contribute to areas of haze and smoke across various regions. Despite the change in weather patterns, the stable conditions offer firefighters the opportunity to continue their work to reduce fire risks in the area.
