Sydney set for ‘blistering’ weather as record heat shifts east and BoM warnings for winds to blast Melbourne and Victoria

<p>Temperatures forecast by Bureau of Meteorology to reach 39C in the CBD as rain and damaging wind gusts up to 130km/h expected along Victoria’s south-west coast</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/22/australia-news-live-weather-nsw-qld-heat-record-melbourne-destructive-wind-rex-airlines-bid-albanese-washington-sussan-ley-labor-coalition-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The weather bureau has forecast a “blistering day” for Sydney on Wednesday, with record-breaking heat shifting towards the east coast, while damaging winds whip through southern states.</p><p>On Tuesday, both New South Wales and Queensland recorded their <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/21/australia-weather-october-heat-records-sydney-birdsville-temperature-forecast">hottest-ever October temperatures</a>, the highest since records began in 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/22/sydney-weather-nsw-heat-bom-forecast-wind-warnings-australia">Continue reading...</a>