MELBOURNE - Dec 29/11 - 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 south of the Bight is moving east very slowly extending a ridge to New South Wales north coast. The high will move east of Tasmania on Friday, strengthening the ridge along the coast. The next southerly change is expected to move through the state during Wednesday as the high moves towards New Zealand and the ridge weakens. Forecast for the rest of FridayThe chance of showers about the coast and the chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms in the far northeastern inland. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southeasterly winds, turning easterly in the west.Saturday 31 DecemberThe chance of coastal showers. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southeast to northeasterly winds.Sunday 1 JanuaryThe chance of coastal showers in the north. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southeast to northeasterly winds.Monday 2 JanuaryThe chance of coastal showers in the far north. The chance of afternoon showers on the southern ranges. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Northeast to northwesterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Friday.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 00:30 on Friday 30 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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