Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Dec 16/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure trough is moving across central and eastern New South Wales bringing showers and severe thunderstorms in its vicinity, while an associated cold front passes to the south. This trough is expected to stall over the state's northeast tonight as a ridge of high pressure brings a drier air mass to the western and southern inland. A deep low pressure system is expected to remain south of Tasmania during this period, and is expected to direct drier westerly winds across remaining districts on Friday. Moisture levels are likely to build again across the north during the weekend as another trough develops in the region, with unsettled conditions briefly returning as the next change approaches. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayScattered showers and thunderstorms, possibly severe, on the ranges and coast north from the Illawarra and on the North West Slopes and Plains. Fine elsewhere. North to northwest winds in the northeast, with a south to southwest change extending through remaining districts, tending southeasterly on the coast.Friday 17 DecemberIsolated clearing showers about the central and south coast and adjacent ranges. Scattered showers in the northeast with the chance of thunderstorms. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Southwest to northwest winds inland, tending northeast near the coast.Saturday 18 DecemberIsolated showers across northern districts, and in the far southeast. Showers becoming scattered in the far northeast. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Southwest to northwest winds.Sunday 19 DecemberIsolated showers throughout most parts, tending scattered in the north, and increasing to rain areas in the northeast. North to northwest winds in the east, tending west to southwest in the west.Monday 20 DecemberIsolated showers in the east, more scattered in the northeast, contracting to the far northeast and the southeast during the day. Fine in the west. West to southwest winds extending throughout.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Friday.Product IDN10031 Weather & Warnings Australia Warnings Summary External Territories Major Cities Weather Maps Rainfall & River Conditions New South Wales Warnings Summary Forecasts Sydney Forecast NSW Forecast Areas Map Observations Sydney Observations All NSW Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Victoria Warnings Summary Forecasts Melbourne Metro Forecast Vic. Forecast Areas Map Observations Melbourne Observations All Victorian Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Queensland Warnings Summary Forecasts Brisbane Forecast Qld. Forecast Areas Map Observations Brisbane Observations All Queensland Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Western Australia Warnings Summary Forecasts Perth Forecast WA Forecast Areas Map Observations Perth Observations All WA Observations Rainfall & River Conditions South Australia Warnings Summary Forecasts Adelaide Forecast SA Forecast Areas Map Observations Adelaide Observations All SA Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Tasmania Warnings Summary Forecasts Hobart Forecast Tas. Forecast Areas Map Observations Hobart Observations All Tasmanian Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Australian Capital Territory Warnings Summary Forecasts Canberra Forecast ACT Forecast Observations Canberra Observations Northern Territory Warnings Summary Forecasts Darwin and Rural Forecast NT Forecast Areas Map Observations Darwin Observations All NT Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Antarctic Global National Weather Services Radar Viewer Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings Flood Warnings --> Weather Maps Satellite Images Agriculture Marine UV Protection Home About Us Contacts Careers Search Site Map Help Feedback Weather & Warnings Climate Information Water Information Radar RSS Learn About Meteorology This page was created at 13:33 on Thursday 16 December 2010 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2010, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) Please note the Copyright Notice and Disclaimer statements relating to the use of the information on this site and our site Privacy and Accessibility statements. Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements. Please also note the Acknowledgement notice relating to the use of information on this site. No unsolicited commercial email.
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