Australia news live: Sydney forecast to have hottest ever October day as Melbourne braces for destructive winds

Predicted high of 39C would be hotter than 38.2C October record from 2004. Follow today’s news liveOctober heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures way above the normGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Bureau of Meteorology expects today to be hot, dry and windy across large parts of New South Wales following days of record-breaking heat across several states.If temperatures in Sydney’s CBD reach 39C as forecast for today, the city’s October heat record of 38.2C, set in 2004 at Observatory Hill, could fall. Continue reading...