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

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

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.

The flow-on effects of Fiji's Tropical Cyclone Winston put a dampener on the last weekend of summer, bringing dangerous surfing conditions and closing many Sydney beaches.