We’ve been complaining about the cold recently, but that’s about to end as hot winds from the red centre are headed our way… The Bureau of Meteorology says most of Oz will reach the mid-20Cs on the weekend – 4-7C above August averages – thanks to a high-pressure system. The Northern Territory/South Australia are expected to hit new records, while Sydney could peak today at 26C. Looking forward (like, quite a bit forward…) new climate modelling from the NSW Government points to Sydneysiders facing an extra week of +35C temps by 2090, even if greenhouse gas emissions are limited. And if we don’t get emissions down, there could be 3 extra-hot weeks, more severe fire conditions, a one-third increase in winter rainfall, and a sea-level rise of 50cm. Yikes…