Sydney temperature, measured at Observatory Hill on the harbour, was 21.1 at midnight & 37 at noon (20 mins ago)

Penrith was 21.5 at midnight & 39 at noon.

Revised forecasts - Sydney 41 & Penrith 45 & Bondi 33

something beautiful to look at - Cloud-surfing at 3,000ft captures the perfect perfect morning glory clouds Like a surfer on a wave, Mike Zupanc balances high in the sky on a glider while taking photos of cloud formations that many of us can only ever imagine seeing.
The gliding enthusiast-turned-photographer's image of a morning glory cloud titled On Cloud Nine, will feature in the Bureau of Meteorology's (BOM) 2020 calendar.
    "People surf waves and for hang gliders we do the same thing," he said.
"We use an engine to help us launch off with power then we get to where the wave is and switch the engine off and just ride the waves of the cloud." (read on)

google image search on "morning glory clouds"

no doubt I'll be posting more fire images soon, but in the meantime enjoy these pics