MELBOURNE - Dec 13/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure system over the central Tasman Sea is moving to the southeast, while a high south of the Bight extends a ridge towards New South Wales. The high will slowly drift east during the next day or two, with a ridge strengthening along the Australian east coast. During this time a broad trough of low pressure is expected to develop across the northwest of the state. The trough may deepen during the weekend as an upper-level feature approaches, although it's movement is likely to be restricted by the high lingering over the Tasman Sea through to early next week. This very slow-moving pattern will facilitate the buildup of warmer and more humid air across the region, leading to showers or rain across most districts. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayThe chance of showers about the coast and eastern ranges. Possible thunderstorms on the northern ranges during the afternoon. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. South to southeast winds, fresh about the southern and central coasts.Thursday 15 DecemberIsolated showers and possible thunderstorms developing over the northern inland. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. South to southeast winds near the coast, and southeast to northeast winds inland.Friday 16 DecemberFine and partly cloudy in the southwest, and near the coast. Isolated showers elsewhere. South to southeast winds near the coast, and southeast to northeast winds.Saturday 17 DecemberFine and partly cloudy about the north and central coast and ranges. Scattered showers elsewhere, tending isolated on the western slopes of the ranges. Southeast to northeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Wednesday.Product IDN10031 Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesWarnings SummaryForecastsSydney ForecastNSW Forecast Area MapObservationsSydney ObservationsAll NSW ObservationsRainfall & River ConditionsVictoriaQueenslandWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaAustralian Capital TerritoryNorthern TerritoryAntarcticGlobal National Weather Services Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings Agriculture Marine and Ocean UV Protection WARNINGS | WATER | CLIMATE Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Radar Maps Forecast Explorer™ NSW & ACT | VIC | TAS Rainfall Forecasts Climate Data Online Water Storage National Weather Services Marine & Ocean Water and the Land Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers | Sitemap | Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Learn About Meteorology This page was created at 04:45 on Wednesday 14 December 2011 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _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); })();
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