City expected to break 23-year heat record

On Wednesday, temperatures are also forecast to be 34 degrees in the city and 35 degrees in Sydney’s west.

However, Rogers said strong winds – which are expected to come through as early as this afternoon – will make Wednesday all the more dangerous.

“We will see that risk move further up the coast to Sydney and the Hunter [on Wednesday]. Then after Thursday, conditions ease off,” he said.

Temperature records were already broken on Monday when Bankstown recorded its warmest September…