{
  "id": 5696357,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T02:00:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
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    "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"
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  "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 of early summer heat across much of eastern Australia. Brisbane and Sydney are predicted to see potentially record early September temperatures.\n\nIn Sydney, the maximum temperatures during the first days of September are on track to match the city's midsummer average of 26.4C, which would be warmer than any other start to spring since the city's Observatory Hill station opened in 1858, according to The Guardian. Snow is expected in southern New South Wales.",
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    "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 Australia",
        "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",
        "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."
}