MELBOURNE - Apr 20/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A strong high pressure system near New Zealand is directing easterly winds into a weakening trough off the New South Wales coast. A weak ridge of high pressure extends into the west of the state overnight and Saturday. Late on Sunday patchy rain may develop in the west ahead of the next approaching trough, but is likely to be a more significant feature and spread further east on Monday. Forecast for the rest of FridayShowers along the north coast and the southern coast and ranges, as well as the southern inland. The chance of a thunderstorm developing on the northern coast and adjacent ranges. Otherwise fine and partly cloudy. Light winds tending north to northeasterly on the coast. Dangerous surf conditions on the coast.Saturday 21 AprilThe chance of showers on the coastal fringe and the southern ranges, and the chance of a late shower or two in the far southwest. Fine and partly cloudy elsewhere. Morning fog areas in the east. Light winds tending north to northeasterly on the coast in the afternoon.Sunday 22 AprilPossible light patchy rain developing in the west, extending to central and southeastern districts through the day, becoming more likely near the Victorian border. Fine elsewhere. Northeast to northwesterly winds, turning southwesterly in the west later.Monday 23 AprilPatchy rain in the west, extending to central and southeastern districts during the day and breaking to showers behind a front moving from west to east. The chance of afternoon thunderstorms across parts of the south. Fine in the northeast. Northwest to northeasterly winds in the east ahead of a southwesterly change in the west, extending to the southeast corner by evening.Tuesday 24 AprilIsolated showers in central and eastern parts, more scattered in the southeast and falling as snow in the Snowy Mountains above 1800 metres. Fine in the far west. West to northwesterly winds in the northeast, south to southwest winds extending through the remainder.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.Product IDN10031 Weather & Warnings Australia New South Wales Warnings Summary Forecasts Sydney Forecast NSW Forecast Area Map Observations Sydney Observations All NSW Observations Rainfall & River Conditions Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Antarctic Global Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ National Weather Services 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 07:45 on Friday 20 April 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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