Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 28/11 - 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 eastern New South Wales, while a trough of low pressure lies to the west. Between these two systems a generally northerly airstream is moving across the state, drawing warmer and more humid air down from the tropics. This trough, and an associated cold front, will progress into western parts of New South Wales this evening, before continuing to central and eastern parts during the weekend. It's passage is expected to be accompanied by showers and thunderstorms in many districts, before moving away to the Tasman Sea later Sunday and Monday. Behind this, the next high approaching from the west is forecast to strengthen across the region, with most areas seeing a return to fine and stable conditions.
Forecast for the rest of FridayPossible showers or thunderstorms in the northwest. Isolated showers developing along the southern border, with the chance of thunderstorms. Fine elsewhere. Northeast to northwest winds over the inland ahead of a late southwesterly change in the southwest. Southeast to northeast winds along the coast, fresh to strong in the south.Saturday 29 OctoberIsolated showers and possible thunderstorms in the south and west at first, mostly shifting to central and eastern districts during the day and becoming scattered across much of the east. Northwest to northeast winds in the northeast, and a south to southwesterly change extending over the remainder.Sunday 30 OctoberIsolated showers in the east, becoming scattered in the northeast during the afternoon, with possible thunderstorms. Fine and partly cloudy in the west. Southwest to southeast winds extending throughout.Monday 31 OctoberIsolated showers along the northern coast, easing. The chance of a clearing showers about the central coast and northern ranges. Southwest to southeast winds.Tuesday 1 NovemberThe chance of showers about parts of the coast and eastern ranges, otherwise fine. Southwest to southeast winds, turning northeasterly along parts of the coast during the afternoon.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Saturday.Product IDN10031
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