MELBOURNE - Feb 8/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure trough over inland New South Wales is expected to deepen during Thursday and Friday as a high pressure system south of Bight extends a ridge towards the Tasman Sea. On Friday another trough is expected to develop just off the coast, with a low possibly developing near the south coast during the weekend. Forecast for the rest of WednesdayShowers in the east, tending scattered with thunderstorms about the northeast and central inland parts. Fine in the west. Southwest to southeast winds.Thursday 9 FebruaryFine and mostly sunny in the far west. Showers over the remainder, tending scattered in southern and central parts before increasing to rain periods in the southeast with locally heavy falls developing at night. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms over the eastern inland. Southeast to northeast winds in east. South to southwest winds in the west.Friday 10 FebruaryRain on the south coast and ranges, locally heavy. Fine in the far northwest. Showers elsewhere, tending scattered in the eastern half. The chance of thunderstorms over the eastern inland. South to southwest winds in the west. Southeast to northeast winds in the east.Saturday 11 FebruaryFine in the far west. Showers elsewhere, tending widespread in the southeast but clearing from the west. South to southwesterly in the west. East to northeast winds in the east.Sunday 12 FebruaryIsolated showers in the east, tending scattered in the southeast. Fine in the west. Mainly light and variable winds, becoming southerly on the south coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am 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 08:15 on Wednesday 8 February 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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