Striking display: Further storms forecast as cool change tipped to take over

Over the last two weeks, daytime temperatures have spiked at almost 10 degrees above the 20-year average in Orange, with nights equally uncomfortable as well.

But this weekend the strongest cold front since before Christmas will provide a welcome cooling change.

After Saturday’s predicted top of 31 degrees, www.weatherzone.com.au is forecasting a series of milder days, with temperatures to hover at about 26 degrees in the early part of next week.

Unfortunately, the cool air mass behind this cold front will not linger, and temperatures will warm again from next week, although the mercury isn’t likely to rise as far as it has in the last two weeks.

Saturday is also tipped to see another thunderstorm, following on from Wednesday night’s spectacular one, with a 60 per cent chance of up to 10 millimetres of rain to fall.