Urgent warnings for travellers, NRL grand final on ‘concerning’ temperatures as mercury soars to scorching 37C over long weekend

• Australia’s east forecast to swelter through the holiday weekend
• Maximum of 37C forecast for Sydney on Sunday 
• Temperature will still be around 30C for the NRL grand final 

Families travelling over the holiday weekend are being warned to brace for ‘risky’ bushfire conditions after a snap ban was put in place in some of NSW‘s most sought-after tourist destinations – while attendees at the NRL grand final face record temperatures.

Australia’s eastern states are forecast to swelter through the holiday weekend with temperatures forecast to reach 37C in Sydney and elsewhere in NSW, triggering a ban on solid fuel fires in national parks on the NSW south coast.

NPWS South Coast director Kane Weeks said campfires and solid fuel fires were ‘too risky’ under the current conditions, with travellers instead…