Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 2/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A slow-moving high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge over much of New South Wales, and is expected to maintain fine conditions across the inland until the end of the week. Meanwhile, a low pressure trough in the northeast will move away to the Tasman Sea today. Areas east of the Divide may see some shower activity in an onshore airstream today, assisted by a transient upper-level trough. During Friday and Saturday the high is expected to move to the Tasman Sea while another trough approaches the state's west, with northerly winds bringing warmer and more humid air across the region through the weekend. This trough has potential to bring unsettled weather to many districts during Sunday and Monday.
Forecast for the rest of ThursdayIsolated showers along the coast and ranges, mostly about southern and central parts in the morning and northern parts later in the day. Fine and mostly sunny west of the Divide. Southwest to southeast winds.Friday 4 NovemberEarly fog patches about the ranges and coast. Isolated showers about the northern coast and adjacent ranges, easing. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Mainly southeast to northeast winds.Saturday 5 NovemberFine apart from the chance of morning showers about the far north coast. North to northeast winds.Sunday 6 NovemberHot in the western inland. Isolated showers developing across most inland districts, tending scattered in the northeast inland with isolated thunderstorms. Fine on the coast and eastern ranges. Northwest to northeasterly winds, with a late west to southwesterly change in the far southwest.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Thursday.Product IDN10031
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