Expect a hot and dry winter as chance of El Nino phase heats up

BOM declares end of La Nina with El Nino watch underway

Summer has come and gone, but hot and dry weather appears to be settling in over the Hunter well into the week ahead.

The mercury was expected to linger above 30 degrees for most of the week as showers and a possible thunderstorm clear Wednesday to sunny conditions and light winds Thursday and Friday.