MELBOURNE - Jan 3/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A slow-moving weak high pressure system is centred west of Tasmania, while a broad trough of low pressure lies over inland New South Wales and a low is over the Coral Sea. The trough is expected to weaken later Wednesday and Thursday as a high strengthens over the the southern Tasman Sea and extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayIsolated morning showers/drizzle about the southern and central coasts and adjacent ranges. Isolated showers along the remaining coast, more frequent at times along the coastal fringe and in the north. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms along the northern border districts apart from the western border areas. Fine elsewhere. Southwest to southeast winds.Wednesday 5 JanuaryIsolated showers and thunderstorms across the northern half, and developing in the southeast during the afternoon. Fine elsewhere. Southeast to southwest winds.Thursday 6 JanuaryIsolated showers in the east, tending scattered near the Queensland border. The chance of thunderstorms in the northeast. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeast to northeast winds.Friday 7 JanuaryIsolated showers in the northeast, tending scattered about the northern coast. The chance of showers over the southwest inland. Fine elsewhere. East to northeast winds, turning westerly in the far west.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Tuesday.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 22:33 on Monday 3 January 2011 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, 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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