Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 1/07 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary:
Nil.
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments:
A weakening cloud band is crossing the state and producing a few showers over
the southern inland, which should decrease further today. Another cloud band
will affect the state on Thursday and Friday and result in a more widespread
area of rain. Most areas should get some steady rain, with the highest totals
along the western slopes. The far NE will probably miss out. Developing  in the
northwest of the state by Thursday afternoon, increasing and extending eastwards
and southwards later in the day and overnight, it is then expected to contract
to the eastern half by Friday afternoon and out into the Tasman Sea early
Saturday morning. A ridge should gradually move towards the state through the
weekend into the new week.
Forecast for Wednesday
Showers about the southern inland, contracting to the western slopes of the
ranges south from around Orange this afternoon, and easing overnight. Fine and
mild to warm over the remainder with some areas of high cloud. Moderate to fresh
north to northwest winds turning more westerly in the southwest.
Forecast for Thursday
Patchy rain developing on the northwestern border, increasing and extending east
and south and reaching the southern and central ranges by late in the day or
overnight. Fine elsewhere, though with increasing cloud. Mild to warm north to
northwest winds.
Forecast for Friday
Areas of rain, clearing from the southwest during the day and becoming
concentrated along the western slopes, ranges and most of the adjacent coast.
Remaining fine in the far northeast. Snow on the Alps and on higher parts of the
Southern Ranges. A cooler west to southwest change extending into the northeast
late in the day.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers on and west of the ranges over the southern half, with snow
showers over higher parts of the Southern Ranges. Fine elsewhere. Colder
southwest winds throughout.

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STAT News Service