Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 27/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A broad low pressure trough extends from southwestern Queensland into inland New South Wales while a weak ridge covers coastal areas. The surface trough enhanced by a slow-moving upper level disturbance is expected to remain over inland NSW into early next week. A cold front is likely to cross the southern parts of NSW on Monday with the trough contracting to the northeast at first, then redeveloping inland by the middle of the next week.
Forecast for the rest of SaturdayRain over most of northern and far western districts with local heavy falls near Queensland border. The chance of showers on the central coast, clearing from the south in the afternoon. The chance of thunderstorms in the far west. Isolated afternoon showers on the far southern ranges with the chance of thunderstorms. Partly cloudy remainder. East to northeast winds.Sunday 29 JanuaryPartly cloudy on the southern half of the coast and rages. Rain in the west and in the northeastern inland. Isolated showers elsewhere tending scattered on the far north coast.. The chance of thunderstorms in the far west. East to northeast winds.Monday 30 JanuaryRain in the east contracting northeast. Scattered showers elsewhere clearing from the southwest. Northwest to northeast winds turning west to southwest in the west and southeast.Tuesday 31 JanuaryPartly cloudy in the far west. Rain areas in the northeast. isolated showers elsewhere. South to southeast winds tending east to northeast in the northeast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Saturday.Product IDN10031
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