MELBOURNE - Feb 27/11 - 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 north of New Zealand extends a ridge to southern Queensland, while another ridge lies over Bass Strait. Between these systems, a broad trough of low pressure stretches from central Australia through New South Wales to the Tasman Sea. The trough is expected to move to the northeast during Tuesday in response to an approaching upper-level system, with a ridge building across the state's south. This pattern then looks set to remain relatively unchanged through to the end of the week, when another high strengthens from the west and the trough moves away. Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers and possible thunderstorms across the south and east, mostly clearing from the southern inland by afternoon. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Northwest to southwest winds over the inland, and east to northeast winds near the coast.Fire Danger - Very High in Greater Hunter, Central Ranges, Northern Slopes and in the Northwestern.Tuesday 1 MarchIsolated showers, tending scattered on the central coast and ranges then clearing from the southwest. Possible thunderstorms across the north. Northeast to northwest winds in the northeast, with southerly winds extending through the remainder.Wednesday 2 MarchIsolated showers over the northern half, tending scattered in the northeast with possible thunderstorms. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Southeast to southwest winds, turning northeast along the coast later.Thursday 3 MarchIsolated showers over the northern half, tending scattered in the northeast with possible thunderstorms. The chance of showers on the south coast. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Northerly winds in the northeast, with southeast to southwest winds elsewhere.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Monday.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 19:00 on Sunday 27 February 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. var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") document.write(""); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); else if (host[0] == "wdev") document.write("");
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