<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> was the hottest place in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="" title="Australia"><span>Australia</span></a><span> briefly today before parts of the city faced a sudden drenching.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The weather station at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney-airport" rel="" target="" title="Sydney Airport"><span>Sydney Airport</span></a><span> hit slightly above 35 degrees just before midday, making the transport hub the hottest place in the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The heat was due to the Sydney basin being in a prime position to receive a wave of hot north-westerly winds from the nation's interior, Weatherzone explained.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/essex-police-reviewing-stansted-private-flight-data-linked-to-jeffrey-epstein/028aa7bf-c2d5-43db-845b-0d20487e48a5" target="_blank"><strong><span>UK police reviewing private flight data linked to Jeffrey Epstein</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The rare moment was short-lived, however, as a cool change swept through </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/victoria" rel="" target="" title="Victoria"><span>Victoria</span></a><span> and parts of NSW's western and southern regions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The heat began to dissipate when a southerly shift started moving up the coastline, reaching Sydney's southern suburbs about 2pm and continuing to move in a northern direction. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The shift brought 14 millimetres of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/rain" rel="" target="" title="rain"><span>rain</span></a><span> to Sydney Olympic Park and six millimetres to the CBD. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-was-australias-hottest-place-in-sydney-before-rain/5a1aa5ca-92d8-4a5b-ac13-c53fa4d508af" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-cafes-and-restaurants-hit-crisis-point/4a254438-9ed0-456d-bd6d-add45dc7ff8b" target="_blank"><strong><span>Record number of cafes and restaurants going out of business</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Temperatures then dropped by more than 10 degrees in an hour, plummeting to 23 degrees in Sydney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Further showers are expected across the city, including possible storms later tonight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A strong wind warning was also issued at 4pm for parts of Sydney's harbour and the coast. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The wet </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/weather-forecast" rel="" target="" title="weather"><span>weather</span></a><span> is expected to continue into tomorrow, with the chance of showers that are expected to clear later in the day. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div 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