Hellish hot weather and a surprise Harry Styles visit sparks ‘Vegas pool party’ scenes at popular ocean bath
- Sydney has warmest day in over four years
- Locals flooded to the beach to cool off
- Harry Styles made an appearance earlier in the day
A popular ocean pool was the scene of a ‘Vegas-style’ party after pop star Harry Styles paid a visit and heatwave conditions struck.
Residents swarmed to Bronte Beach in the city’s eastern suburbs on Monday night as temperatures soared to between 38 and 41 degrees.
It was the first time the Harbour City had eclipsed 38 degrees since November 29, 2020, and the hottest day recorded since late-2018.
Those escaping the heat were surprised by party-style scenes at the baths- with locals on their way for routine laps shocked by the wild scenes.
Bronte Baths, a pool secluded from the beach, was described as a ‘full blown pool Vegas style pool party’
Multiple videos were uploaded to TikTok showing young people taking to the water in the black of the night – drawing comparisons to an American-style pool party.
Bronte’s baths usually have a couple of late-night swimmers as the town’s only ocean pool with lighting but last night huge numbers descending in large groups, coming to relax after a hot day.
‘I’ve only seen it like this on public holidays,’ the original poster of the clip said.
‘We went there at 9 and it was too busy to swim!’ another person noted.
Crowds had finally cleared off by 2am, having burnt through whatever energy was left after the sky-high temperatures of the day.
Part of the popularity may be because of pop superstar Harry Styles quietly making a last-minute appearance at the beach before leaving the country for New Zealand.
Pop superstar Harry Styles made a last-minute appearance at the Bronte baths before leaving the country
Sydnersiders flocked to the beaches of the city’s eastern suburbs on Monday
Before the clock hit 12pm, Western Sydney was already facing 34 degree heat with the average temperature towards the CBD ranging in the low 30’s. Above, the scene at Bondi
Most of the city sweated through oven-like temperatures. By 4pm AEDT, Penrith in the outer-west hit a high of 40 and the mercury at Sydney Airport his 39.
Temperatures were still uncomfortable, stuck in the high 20s, when everyone was hitting the beach last night. The heat is expected to last until at least Wednesday.
NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner Rob Rogers predicted that recent green-growth from the epic downpours could leave the state’s countryside in a perilous state.
But along with the perfect beach weather conditions, the risk of bushfires also skyrocketed to their most perilous since Black Summer, Weatherzone reported.
By 4pm yesterday, numerous bushfires has broken out in central NSW, with two reaching emergency levels.
One near Tambaroora, located about 50km north of Bathurst, and another near Cranbrook, roughly 20 km south of Dubbo sparked concerns.
‘Before the 2019-to-20 fires, it was a drought and just dust,’ he said.
‘Now there is grass more than a metre tall and ready to burn and these fires move incredibly quickly.’
By 4pm yesterday, numerous bushfires has broken out in central NSW, with two reaching emergency levels
