Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Dec 23/10 - 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 lies over northeastern New South Wales, with a secondary trough offshore in the far northeast. The offshore trough should continue in place for the next three or four days. A high pressure system over the Bight is moving east and is expected to move east of Bass Strait on Friday extending a ridge towards the north coast. Another cold front is expected to enter the state during Saturday and cross most of the state on Sunday bringing unstable conditions to most districts. Longer term a monsoonal trough is developing over Queensland and this may bring further rain areas to northeastern parts on Wednesday and Thursday. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayRain areas in the northeast with the chance of thunderstorms. The chance of late showers about the central coast. Fine elsewhere. Southeast to northeast winds, tending light and variable in the central inland parts.Friday 24 DecemberRain areas in the northeast tending widespread on the north coast and adjacent ranges. The chance of thunderstorms along the Queensland border regions. Isolated showers developing over the remainder of the northeast. Possible early drizzle on the eastern slopes of the southern and central ranges. Mostly sunny over the remainder.East to southeast winds, tending northeast along the southern half of the coast.Saturday 25 DecemberRain areas in the northeast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms, chiefly afternoon, over the remaining northeastern third, and also about the southeastern border region. Mostly sunny over much of the remainder. Warm to hot northwest winds tempered along the coast by afternoon sea breezes.Sunday 26 DecemberFine in the southwest. Rain in the far northeast and isolated showers and thunderstorms over the remainder, tending scattered about the southeastern quarter of the state. Warm to hot northwest winds ahead of a south to southwest change in the west and south.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Thursday.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 17:03 on Thursday 23 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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