Illawarra weather: Weekend warmth breaks records

Andrew Pearson
September 25 2017 - 3:30pm
SUMMER-LIKE WARMTH: The beach was the place to be as temperatures climbed as much as 13 degrees above average in Wollongong on Saturday. Sunday was also warm.
SUMMER-LIKE WARMTH: The beach was the place to be as temperatures climbed as much as 13 degrees above average in Wollongong on Saturday. Sunday was also warm.

One Wollongong suburb had its hottest September day and many sweated through an unseasonably warm night as a weekend of extreme summer-like weather broke records and saw total fire bans enforced.

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Andrew Pearson

Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.

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