Temperatures to hit 44C in Sydney's west this weekend

Temperatures will hit up to 44C on both Friday and Saturday in Western Sydney
Sunday will be a somewhat cooler 38C but rain will likely ramp up the humidity
New heatwave comes two weeks after Penrith was hottest place on Earth
Other capitals are only in the 30s the whole week with fire weather expected

By Nic White For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 03:29 GMT, 15 January 2018 | Updated: 03:29 GMT, 15 January 2018

Sydney is in for a scorching weekend with another heatwave forecast to push midday temperatures into the mid-40s.

Penrith, which last Sunday was the hottest place on Earth at 47.3C, will hit 44C on both Friday and Saturday after reaching 40C on Thursday.

Other parts of the city’s west won’t be much better with Richmond at 44C, Springwood at 42C, and Camden at 43C.

Sydney is in for a scorching weekend with another heatwave forecast to push midday temperatures into the mid-40s

Penrith, which last Sunday was the hottest place on Earth at 47.3C, will hit 44C on both Friday and Saturday after reaching 40C on Thursday

The mercury will lower by Sunday, only reaching 38C in Penrith, but it’s likely to feel worse as rain ramps up the humidity.

But the weather will be much cooler closer to the coast with the CBD only 33C on both days and the airport reaching 34C.

It will be so hot in the west the beach with be 15C cooler with Bondi only forecast to be 29C on Friday and Saturday and 26C and raining on Sunday.

Cronulla will be a little warmer at 31C both days and the northern beaches will get to 33C and 29C on the days either side.

Other parts of the city’s west won’t be much better with Richmond at 44C, Springwood at 42C, and Camden at 43C

Western Sydney’s unpleasant heat will only be matched by a few isolated country towns tipped to hit similar temperatures during the week

The mercury will lower by Sunday, only reaching 38C in Penrith, but it’s likely to feel worse as rain ramps up the humidity

Western Sydney’s unpleasant heat will only be matched by a few isolated country towns tipped to hit similar temperatures during the week.

Others capitals are forecast to stay in the 30s with Brisbane at 33C, and Melbourne reaching 38C on Thursday and 37C on Friday before cooling.

Perth will only get to 33C by Saturday but Adelaide is expected to have its own heatwave topping at 41C on Thursday.

Weather is expected to be fine across the country for most of the week, with everywhere except Brisbane expecting rain on Sunday.

Perth is forecasting highly unseasonably storms in the next three days and has a list of severe weather and flood warnings for the northern interior of WA.