Cool change to bring some relief in NSW
Parts of NSW should begin to feel some relief over the weekend as a cool change moves up the coast after temperatures soared and the state sweltered through the peak of a record-breaking heatwave.
But any respite is expected to be temporary with temperatures due to rise again next week.
Friday saw the mercury soar past 46C in several parts of the state including Tibooburra Airport in the northwest and Condobolin Airport in the central west of NSW.
In Sydney, Penrith reached 42.1C while an earlier than expected sea breeze capped CBD temperatures at 29.5C.
It came after a small patch of rural NSW endured the hottest night ever recorded in Australia with a minimum overnight temperature of 35.9C halfway between Cobar and Wilcannia, at Noona.
Cobar also recorded its highest ever minimum temperature of 33.2C on Thursday night.
Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster David Wilke said a cool change moving up the coast would offer some respite from the heat.
"The most marked difference will be along the coast but inland parts will see some relief," he told AAP.
However he said it would be temporary with temperatures set to rise again.
"It looks like into late next week we're sort of almost back where we were today," he said on Friday night.
