MELBOURNE - Mar 20/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A broad low pressure trough over New South Wales will deepen on Monday and a low will develop east of the Bass Strait. During Tuesday and Wednesday the trough and the low are expected to move east as a high pressure system moves south of the Bight extending a ridge to the western parts of the state. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Scattered showers in the far northeast, and on the coast and adjacent ranges. Showers heavy at times on the southern half of the coasts. Rain and possibly thunderstorms developing in the far west. The chance of showers on the western slopes of the central and southern ranges. Mostly cloudy elsewhere. South to southeast winds on the coast, east to southeast inland. Dangerous surf conditions, hazardous for coastal activities such as swimming, surfing and rock fishing. Monday 21 MarchRain areas throughout and possible thunderstorms. Rain tending widespread in the southeast but clearing from the west. South to southeast winds.Tuesday 22 MarchIsolated showers in the eastern half tending scattered near the coast and on adjacent ranges. Mostly sunny in the west. East to southeast winds tending southwesterly in the west.Wednesday 23 MarchIsolated showers in the northeast tending scattered ear the coast. The chance of showers in the far southern inland. Mostly sunny elsewhre. Westerly winds tending southeast to northeast near the coast.Thursday 24 MarchIsolated showers in the southeasr and on the far north coast. Partly clody elsewhere. Southwest to southeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am 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 17:15 on Sunday 20 March 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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