Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Dec 24/10 - 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 southwestern New South Wales, with a secondary trough off the far north coast. A high pressure system is building over the Tasman Sea, and will extend a ridge to the north coast during Saturday. Another trough and associated cold front will move across the state during Sunday and Monday, bringing unstable conditions to most districts. Longer term a monsoonal trough is expected to develop over Queensland possibly bringing further rain to northeastern parts on Wednesday and Thursday. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayShowers and the chance of thunderstorms in the northeast, tending to rain areas about the north coast, ranges and slopes. Isolated afternoon showers in the southeast and the chance of thunderstorms on the western slopes of the southern ranges. Chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms over central parts. Fine and partly cloudy in the far west and southwest. Warm to hot northwest to northeast winds tempered along the coast by afternoon sea breezes.Sunday 26 DecemberFine in the far southwest. Rain in the northeast, increasing near the Queensland border through the day with possible heavy falls. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, tending scattered in the east during the afternoon. Warm to hot northeast to northwest winds ahead of a cooler southerly change in the south and west.Monday 27 DecemberFine and partly cloudy in the west. Rain and isolated thunderstorms in the northeast, easing later in the day. Isolated showers elsewhere, clearing from the south. Southwest to southeast winds, fresh and gusty near the coast.Tuesday 28 DecemberIsolated showers about the central and northern coasts and adjacent ranges, tending scattered in the far northeast. Southeast to northeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm 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 17:33 on Friday 24 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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