MELBOURNE - Jan 5/12 - 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 is situated south of the Bight, extending a ridge over southern NSW. A trough and associated southerly change, currently located over central parts of the coast, is moving northwards, and is expected to reach the far north coast Friday afternoon or evening. The high moves into the Tasman Sea later Friday or Saturday and extends a ridge over the coast. A cold front is expected to cross the state Sunday reaching the south coast late Sunday moving northwards along the coast on Monday. Forecast for the rest of FridayScattered showers and thunderstorms in the northeast and northern inland, contracting to the northeast during the afternoon. Isolated showers on the southern coast and ranges, clearing during the morning. Fine and mostly sunny remainder. South to southeasterly winds, fresh to strong along the coast.Saturday 7 JanuaryIsolated showers on the far north coast and adjacent ranges, and along the southern border later. Hot day in the west. Northwest to northeast winds, freshening in the south.Sunday 8 JanuaryIsolated showers and thunderstorms developing through most districts, more widespread over the southern inland. Very warm to hot northwest winds before a cooler southwesterly change in the west and south.Monday 9 JanuaryIsolated showers in the east, contracting to the north coast and ranges. Fine remainder. Cooler south to southwest change extending throughout.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 04:00 on Friday 6 January 2012 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, 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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