MELBOURNE - Dec 21/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A weak low pressure system over the western Tasman Sea extends a trough to the northern New South Wales coast, while a second trough lies over the state's west. The inland trough is expected to move further west during Thursday and Friday as a ridge builds along the coast. During the weekend the inland trough is forecast to start moving east under the influence of an approaching upper-level system, and should reach the coast at the start of next week. Forecast for the rest of ThursdayScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over central and eastern districts. Fine in the far west. East to northeast winds in the east. Southeast winds in the west.Friday 23 DecemberIsolated showers in the east, tending scattered about the northern coast and ranges. The chance of thunderstorms about the ranges and western slopes. Fine in the far west. Southeast to northeast winds.Saturday 24 DecemberThe chance of showers in the east, tending scattered about the northeast. The chance of thunderstorms about the western slopes, and the ranges and coast in the south. Fine in the far west. Southeast to northeast winds.Sunday 25 DecemberIsolated showers about the northern coast and ranges. The chance of showers across the south, chiefly about the southern ranges later. Fine elsewhere. East to northeast winds near the coast. Northeast to northwest winds inland, and a late southwest change in the far southwest.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Thursday.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 20:30 on Wednesday 21 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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