Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 29/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A low pressure system lies off the NSW north coast while a strong high pressure system is centred over the Tasman Sea. The low pressure system is expected to weaken and move slowly east today. A cold front is expected to enter western parts of New South Wales today and will cross much of NSW on Saturday as an associated low pressure system south of the Bight moves east to Tasmania. On Sunday another, stronger cold front will cross the southeastern third of NSW with strong, cold southwest winds and snow possible to quite low levels.
Forecast for the rest of FridayScattered showers on the north coast, easing. Isolated showers possible also about the northern ranges and adjacent western slopes. The slight chance of an early shower on central parts of the coast. Isolated showers over the southern inland, tending scattered about the western slopes of the ranges, falling as snow above 1600 metres in the south, lowering to 1400 metres overnight. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Early fog patches, mostly in the east. Southerly winds on the far north coast. West to northwesterly elsewhere, freshening in the south.Saturday 30 JuneIsolated showers over the southern inland, tending scattered about the western slopes of the southern ranges, with snow lowering to about 900 metres later. Mostly sunny elsewhere. West to northwest winds, fresh in the south.Sunday 1 JulyIsolated showers in the southeast, scattered about the western slopes of the southern and central ranges, with snow below 800 metre level. Partly cloudy the remainder. Colder, fresh and gusty west to southwest winds extending through most districts, strong in the southeast.Monday 2 JulyChance of isolated showers on the western slopes of the southern ranges, with some snow about the Alps. Mostly sunny the remainder after widespread morning frosts inland. Cold southerly winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Friday.Product IDN10031
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