Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Dec 17/10 - 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 stretches from the Northern Territory to northeast New South Wales, while a weak ridge of high pressure extends across the western and southern inland. Moisture levels are expected to build again across the state's north during the weekend, with unsettled conditions returning as a low pressure system in the south and associated front moves across the state on Sunday. Dry westerly winds are expected to extend throughout as the next high ridges in behind the front on Monday. Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers and possible thunderstorms in the northeast, contracting to the coast. Light patchy rain across remaining northern districts, and possible showers near the Victorian border in the east. Fine elsewhere, with some high cloud about in central parts. Southwest to northwest winds inland, tending northeast near the coast.Saturday 18 DecemberPatchy rain across northern districts. Isolated showers in the southeast and on the South West Slopes and eastern Riverina. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Southwest to northwest winds.Sunday 19 DecemberIsolated showers throughout most parts, tending to rain areas in the north with locally heavy falls possible in the northeast. North to northwest winds in the east, tending west to southwest in the west.Monday 20 DecemberIsolated showers on the ranges south of the Hunter and on the western slopes, clearing early in the north. Showers persisting in the southeast including the south coast. Fine in the west and on the remainder of the coast. West to southwest winds extending throughout.Tuesday 21 DecemberPossible isolated showers on the south coast and western slopes of the southern ranges. Fine elsewhere. Mostly southwest to northwest winds, with a southerly change on the south coast and northeast sea breezes on much of the remainder of the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Saturday.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 14:03 on Friday 17 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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