Put away those umbrellas and scarves, as Sydney is to get an early taste of spring weather this week.

There will be little rain and clear skies as the city experiences temperatures ranging from the low to mid-20s throughout the week. The forecast will be welcome news after months of heavy rain, driven by three back-to-back La Nina events that dampened the east coast.

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Gabrielle Woodhouse said the warm weather was driven by a cold front that had moved across the state late last week, leaving behind it a high pressure system, clear skies and warmer weather.

The warm weather will linger for the next week or so, as a cold front sweeps across parts of southern inland NSW in the middle of the week, fuelling warmer conditions for eastern parts of the state, Woodhouse said.

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It’s still too early to say if August will break weather records, unlike last month when the city recorded its hottest July since 2018. Mean daily maximum temperatures were around two to three degrees above average.

But the recent warm weather has contributed to dozens of fires igniting across the state; more than 50 blazes burned last week, with 20 yet to be contained.

For authorities, the coming fire season poses a greater risk than in previous years, particularly in western parts of NSW.

These areas have had significant growth due to years of heavy rain, and will dry out quite rapidly if there is hot and windy weather.