Both Good Friday and Easter Saturday saw the mercury nudge 27 degrees on two cloudless Sydney March days,with crowds flocking to the city’s beaches,parks and markets. Easter Sunday is forecast to be similar.
Blue skies and warm temperatures brought crowds to Manly Corso on Good Friday.James Brickwood
“There’s more of the same for Easter Sunday. There’s a chance of a little bit of fog as far west as Richmond,” Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Angus Hines said on Saturday.
“There’s more warm weather on the way,we’ve got clear skies and a high of 27 on Monday too.
“There will be a slight shift on Tuesday as people are heading back into work,the weather will get warmer and windier,” he said,noting the chance for a shower during the day and a potential evening thunderstorm.
While the weather is “very unlikely” to hit the mid-30s temperatures Sydney sweltered through earlier this year,Hines said,“We can still get the odd warm day. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it brush 30 again.”
The Easter weekend proved ideal conditions for the launch of the weekly Green Square Market in south Sydney’s Zetland.
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore was among the crowds at the market’s inaugural Saturday set-up.
Across the city,swimmers at Woolwich Baths were warned of a deadly blue-ringed octopus inside the harbour pool after a young boy picked one up on Thursday afternoon and was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.