Sydney weather: temperatures set to soar to 30C when band of heat arrives at end of this week

Sydney Marathon takes precautions as Bureau of Meteorology forecasts temperatures 10-14C above average

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Temperatures in Sydney are set to hit 30C at the end of the week, with a band of heat forecast to stretch from Bega to the Hunter Valley on the New South Wales coast.

Dylan Bird from the Bureau of Meteorology said that from Friday until Monday, large parts of NSW would experience temperatures 10-14C above average, possibly peaking at 30C in Sydney.