MELBOURNE - Aug 6/12 - 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 north of the Bight is slowly moving east strengthening a ride across New South Wales and a cold fronts is moving across the southern Tasman Sea. On Wednesday the ridge will weaken and a strong cold front with an associated low to the south will move through the west and and southeast. The low will deepen over the southern Tasman Sea during Thursday and Friday and move very slowly towards New Zealand as another, strong slow-moving high pressure system moves near the Bight extending a ridge across the state. Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated snow showers on the Alps. Partly cloudy elsewhere. West to southwesterly winds.Tuesday 7 AugustMostly sunny throughout. Widespread morning frosts inland. West to northwest winds tending light and variable in the northeast.Wednesday 8 AugustIsolated showers across the southern inland with snow showers on the Alps above 1500 metres. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Early frost inland. West to northwest winds.Thursday 9 AugustMostly sunny in the far west, isolated showers in the remainder of the inland districts tending scattered on the western slopes of the southern ranges and possibly extending to the south coast later. Snow showers above 700 metres in the evening. Southwesterly winds, gusty and in the west and southeast.Friday 10 AugustIsolated showers coast and ranges tending scattered on the coastal fringe. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southerly winds, gusty near the coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Tuesday.Product IDN10031 Notice Board Changes to state Weather and Warnings pages Media Releases Meteorological Offices Cobar weather Coffs Harbour weather Lord Howe Island weather Moree weather Norfolk Island weather Wagga Wagga weather Other Information Coastal Wind Warning Reference Points Severe Thunderstorms in New South Wales Severe Weather in New South Wales Air pollution services for Sydney About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services 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 09:30 on Monday 6 August 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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