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Sydney's west could crack 40 degrees as heatwave rolls across Australia
Sydneysiders head for a dip as the mercury nears 40 degrees in parts of NSW. (AAP: Bianca De Marchi)
The first heatwave of the summer will reach its peak across New South Wales today, with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius likely to span from Western Australia's north-west all the way to Parramatta.
The heatwave has also sparked an extreme fire danger warning for large parts of NSW.
But reprieve is around the corner — at least in NSW — with a cold front set to bring a cooler change by the end of the weekend.
It's the first taste of what's likely to be a hot summer for most of the country, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's long-range outlook.
Winds, storms and heatwaves goad 'erratic' fire threat
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More than a dozen homes have been destroyed near major urban centres after a fast-moving fire swept through bushland in extreme heatwave conditions.
Emergency warnings were issued for residents near fires on the NSW Central Coast and in the Hunter region on Saturday as 75 fires burned across the state.
At least 12 homes have been destroyed by a bushfire at Koolewong, not far from built-up areas on the Central Coast.
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