Very high fire danger for Sydney and northern NSW as 'heatwave' strikes

By Georgina Mitchell
Updated December 25 2016 - 6:28pm, first published December 2 2016 - 2:18am
Members of the NSW Rural Fire Service fight a blaze at Londonderry in November. Photo: Nick Moir
Members of the NSW Rural Fire Service fight a blaze at Londonderry in November. Photo: Nick Moir
Fire danger across New South Wales on December 2, 2016. Photo: NSW RFS
Fire danger across New South Wales on December 2, 2016. Photo: NSW RFS
The water will be 21 degrees off the coast, giving Sydneysiders a chance to cool off. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
The water will be 21 degrees off the coast, giving Sydneysiders a chance to cool off. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

Sydney and much of northern NSW will have a very high fire danger on Friday, as the Bureau of Meteorology warns a heatwave will linger in north-eastern Australia for the next few days. Temperatures in the city will climb to 31 degrees on Friday, with a sweltering 37 degrees in the west.