Sydney’s unseasonably warm weather set to stay as BoM continues ‘El Niño’ watch

The temperature is set to remain warm throughout the rest of Sydney’s winter, thanks to the growing El Niño worldwide event. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

Sydney is expected to hit 23C on Saturday, with the unseasonably warm weather forecast to continue for the rest of the winter.

Hugh McDowell, a meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said the bureau’s long-range forecast showed Sydney could expect more unseasonable temperatures.