MELBOURNE - Jan 6/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A high pressure system near Tasmania is directing moist winds into a trough over northeastern New South Wales. The trough will weaken overnight and early Friday as the high moves across the southern Tasman Sea towards New Zealand extending a ridge to the far north coast. During Sunday another slow-moving, strong high pressure system is expected to move south of Tasmania and another low pressure system to develop over the inland parts of the state. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayMostly sunny in the southern and northwestern inland. Isolated showers elsewhere tending scattered in the northeast and rain areas on the north coast and ranges, heavy on the far north coast. The Chance of thunderstorms in the northeast. Southeast to northeast winds, fresh near the north coast.Friday 7 JanuaryIsolated showers in the northeast, tending scattered near the coast. Mostly sunny in the far west. Partly cloudy elsewhere. East to northeast winds.Saturday 8 JanuaryIsolated showers on the north coast. Patchy rain developing in the southwest and the Chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms on the western slopes of the ranges. Partly cloudy elsewhere. East to northeast winds.Sunday 9 JanuaryPartly cloudy in the northwest. Rain areas elsewhere. East to southeast winds.Monday 10 JanuaryRain tending patchy in the northwest. East to northeast winds.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 11:48 on Thursday 6 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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