Australia news live: Sydney forecast to have hottest ever October day as Melbourne braces for destructive winds
Predicted high of 39C would be hotter than 38.2C October record from 2004. Follow today’s news live
October heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures way above the norm
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Sydneysiders are bracing themselves for what could be the hottest October day ever recorded. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast that today will be hot, dry and windy across large parts of New South Wales and that temperatures in Sydney’s CBD could reach 39C, beating the city’s October heat record of 38.2C set in 2004 at Observatory Hill.