If you thought Sydney had been warm over the past year or so, you’d be right.

Another good beach day beckons for Sydney but not all stretches of sand are equal after the recent rains raise pollution risks.

Destination NSW's promise of a "warm country welcome" for visitors to Tibooburra has rarely rung as true, with the outback town ranked as the state's hottest place in what was the warmest year globally on record.

Strong winds expected about parts of southeast New South Wales, including the wider Canberra region ahead of a cold front.

The pandemic delayed the global climate summit until November this year - one of the most fortuitous postponements in history.