Some welcome relief from the heat for the next week after yesterday’s scorcher across the Upper Hunter.
One property owner in Merriwa recorded a top of 43.4 mid-afternoon yesterday.
Winds of up to 50 k’s per hour were also whipped up during that storm last night bringing trees and branches down and a powerline in Howe Street Singleton.
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Over 200 property owners are without power this morning but Ausgrid think they will have it all sorted by lunchtime.
The forecast for the next week shows an average top temperature of around 30 degrees.
