MELBOURNE - Oct 15/12 - 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 Tasman Sea is moving southeast maintaining a ridge to northeastern New South Wales. During Tuesday and Wednesday a weak cold front will move through the state as the high moves further east and the ridge weakens. A low pressure trough is expected to form across the central parts of the state by Friday. Forecast for the rest of MondayMostly clear in the north. Partly cloudy in the south. Light winds in the northeast, tending northeast to northwesterly elsewhere.Tuesday 16 OctoberThe chance of showers in the far southeastern inland. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Northeast to northwesterly winds, ahead of a late southwesterly change in the south.Fire Danger - Very High in Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, Alpine and in the Far Western.Wednesday 17 OctoberThe chance of showers on the far south coast and ranges. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southerly winds extending throughout.Thursday 18 OctoberIsolated showers on the far north coast. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Northwest to northeasterly winds.Friday 19 OctoberThe chance of showers in the southern inland and in the northeast. Partly cloudy elsewhere. Northwest to northeast winds.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT 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 Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 08:30 on Monday 15 October 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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