Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update
MELBOURNE - Jan 14/11 - 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 New Zealand extends a ridge to New South Wales far north coast, and is directing moist northeasterly winds into a weakening trough over the state's inland. During Saturday and Sunday the trough is expected to weaken further and move northeast as another high pressure system moves south of the Bight extending a ridge across the west. Tropical Cyclone Vania is over New Caledonia and is expected to move slowly south to southeast over the next few days. Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers along the northern coast and adjacent ranges. Rain areas over the southeastern inland becoming patchy and extending to the coast. Isolated thunderstorms in the northwest. Fine remainder. North to northeast winds in the east, and southerly winds in the west.Saturday 15 JanuaryEarly fog patches about the southern inland. Patchy rain in the northwest and the southeast, clearing in the far southeast and contracting to central eastern parts. Isolated showers on the far north coast. Fine elsewhere and mostly sunny in the west and south.. East to northeast winds in the northeast, and southerly winds elsewhere.Sunday 16 JanuaryIsolated showers and thunderstorms over the northern and central inland. Isolated showers in the far northeast and possibly early on the central parts of the coast and adjacent ranges. Isolated showers and thunderstorms developing later in the far southeast corner near a southerly change. Fine elsewhere. East to northeast winds near the coast, and west to southwest winds inland.Monday 17 JanuaryCloud and isolated showers/drizzle along the southern coast extending to the central coast later. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over parts of the northeast. Fine elsewhere. Southeast to southwest winds extending throughout.Tuesday 18 JanuaryIsolated showers along the coast, reaching the adjacent east ranges in the south and the inland slopes in the north. South to southeast winds.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 15:48 on Friday 14 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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