{
  "id": 5694327,
  "title": "Sydney set to hit 33C in warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/sydney-set-to-hit-33c-in-warmest-start-to-spring-since-mid-1800s",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T02:00:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/05/sydney-set-to-hit-33c-in-warmest-start-to-spring-since-mid-1800s-while-snow-forecast-in-southern-nsw"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sydney is expected to experience a hot start to spring, with temperatures forecast to reach 33C. A total fire ban is in place for Greater Sydney due to extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditions.\n\nThe warm weather is part of a broader trend across eastern Australia, with Brisbane and Sydney potentially recording their highest early September temperatures. In Sydney, the maximum temperatures during the first days of September are on track to match the city's midsummer average of 26.4C, according to The Guardian Australia.\n\nThis warm start to spring would be the warmest since records began at Sydney's Observatory Hill station in 1858. Meanwhile, snow is expected in southern New South Wales.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Sydney braces for record-breaking start to Spring",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/sydney-braces-for-record-breaking-start-to-spring",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:54:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Sydney braces for record-breaking start to Spring",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/sydney-braces-for-record-breaking-start-to-spring-5652942",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:54:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Sydney set to hit 33C in warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/sydney-set-to-hit-33c-in-warmest-start-to-spring-since-mid-1800s-5696357",
        "published": "2026-09-05T02:00:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}