NSW hot weather: some areas already topping 43 degrees
It's getting hot. Parts of NSW have already hit 43 degrees celsius, with some children's sporting matches cancelled and Sydneysiders heading for a swim.
And despite the Bureau of Meteorology revising earlier predictions that Sydney would be hit with unusually high November temperatures, people swimming in the eastern suburbs beaches have been treated to another unusual sight - a strange sea fog that has been moving around the Coogee area for much of the day.
A Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster, Peter Zmijewski, said it was hard to know what was causing the fog, as it would usually occur further out to sea where it was not closely observed.
"Most of the time it is what we call a 'steaming fog', in other words some warm, moist air moving over cooler water," he said. "It could also be caused by cold currents coming through".
Mr Zmijewski said Sydney was being protected from the worst of the heat today by a cooling sea breeze, with Observatory Hill currently just under 26 degrees. It is predicted now to reach 29 in Sydney today.
But further out parts of Sydney are starting to bake, with Richmond hitting 43.6 degrees just after 1:30pm.
Bourke has reached the highest temperatures in NSW, hitting 45.8 degrees at 1:24pm.
Michael Krahe, a waiter at the Diggers on the Darling in Bourke said the town was feeling the heat.
"It's pretty hot," he said from his air-conditioned workplace. "We are just staying inside wherever possible. If you do go outside you do it early, or late at night."
The record top temperature for November is 46.6 degrees. The second hottest occurred this month, on Friday the 14th, which reached 45.8 degrees.