MELBOURNE - Jun 14/12 - 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 over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the New South Wales coast. A low pressure trough and cloud band will cross the state on Saturday as the ridge moves further east and weakens. A low will form over the Tasman Sea during Sunday and move steadily east as another high over South Australia extends a ridge over northern NSW. This high is expected to move slowly east and be centered over southeastern Australia on Tuesday. Forecast for the rest of FridayIsolated showers on the western slopes of the southern ranges with snow showers about the higher peaks, clearing later. Possible isolated light showers on the south coast this morning. Patchy rain developing in the far west late in the day or evening. Fine elsewhere. Morning fog patches in the east. North to northwest winds. Dangerous surf conditions on the northern coast.Saturday 16 JunePatchy rain in the far northeast apart from the far north coast and ranges. Rain areas in the remainder, tending widespread over the central and southwestern slopes. Snow showers developing on the Alps. Northerly winds turning westerly in the west.Sunday 17 JuneRain in the east clearing early. Isolated showers on western slopes of the ranges. Snow showers on the southern ranges above 1200 meters. Mostly sunny over the far west. West to southwest winds.Monday 18 JuneIsolated showers on the western slopes on of the southern ranges. Early frost inland. Partly cloudy remainder. West to southwesterly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Friday.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 23:00 on Thursday 14 June 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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