MELBOURNE - Sep 28/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A strong cold front and a rain band will move through western and southeastern New South Wales today and through the northeast during Saturday. On Sunday a high pressure system will move towards towards the Bight strengthening a ridge across the state. The ridge will weaken during Wednesday and Thursday as the high moves east across the Tasman Sea. Forecast for the rest of FridayPartly cloudy the northeast. Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms elsewhere. Rain tending widespread about the western slopes of the southern ranges with local moderate to heavy falls. Fresh to strong and gusty northeast to northwesterly winds turning cooler southwesterly in the southwest.Saturday 29 SeptemberRain and isolated thunderstorms in the east contracting to the northeast. Snow showers on the higher Alpine peaks. Mostly sunny in the far west. Northwest to southwest winds, fresh to strong and gusty in the east.Sunday 30 SeptemberClearing showers on the Alps and isolated showers on the far north coast. mostly sunny elsewhere. Southwest to southeasterly winds.Monday 1 OctoberThe chance of showers on the north coast and in the far southeast. Partly cloudy elsewhere. South to southeasterly winds.Tuesday 2 OctoberIsolated showers on the north coast and adjacent ranges. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Southwest to southeast winds tending light and variable in the west and southeast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Saturday.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 Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 11:30 on Friday 28 September 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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