MELBOURNE - Dec 17/11 - 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 over the southern Tasman Sea is maintaining a ridge along the New South Wales coast. Meanwhile, a broad low pressure trough is gradually approaching from the west. Between these systems, northerly winds are bringing increased humidity to the state's west, leading to the development of rain areas and thunderstorms. The trough is expected to reach eastern districts on Monday before stalling in the northeast, with conditions generally clearing in its wake as the next weak ridge moves overhead. Forecast for the rest of SundayRain areas and thunderstorms in the west, easing to isolated showers and thunderstorms then clearing from the South Australian border later in the afternoon or evening. Cloud increasing in central and southeastern districts, with patchy rain developing later in the day. Possible showers about the far north coast in the afternoon, otherwise fine in the northeast. Southeast to northeast winds near the coast. Northeast to northwest winds inland, with a late southwest change in the west.Monday 19 DecemberScattered showers in central and southeastern areas, with isolated thunderstorms developing, shifting to the northeast during the day. Fine and mostly sunny in the far west. Northeast to northwest winds ahead of a southerly change in the south and west.Tuesday 20 DecemberScattered showers in the northeast, with the chance of thunderstorms over the northeast inland. Possible showers about the southern and central coasts and adjacent ranges. Fine and mostly sunny in the west. Northerly winds in the northeast. Southwest to southeast winds elsewhere.Wednesday 21 DecemberScattered showers in the northeast, with the chance of thunderstorms over the northeast inland. Possible showers about the southern and central coasts and adjacent ranges. Fine elsewhere. Northerly winds in the northeast. Southwest to southeast winds elsewhere.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Sunday.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 18:30 on Saturday 17 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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