MELBOURNE - Dec 3/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A low pressure trough over northeastern New South Wales will move further northeast early Tuesday and weaken as a high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge behind a cold front crossing the southern Tasman Sea. During Wednesday and Thursday the high will move east to be centred over the western Tasman Sea early Friday. The next trough is expected to move through the state during Saturday and Sunday. Forecast for the rest of MondayIsolated showers and thunderstorms in the northeast, tending scattered over the ranges. Isolated late showers on the south coast. The chance of showers along the central ranges. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southeast to northeasterly winds near the coasts, and west to southwesterly winds inland.Tuesday 4 DecemberIsolated showers and thunderstorms in the northeast of the state, clearing during the morning. Isolated showers about the southern half of the coast and adjacent ranges with the chance of thunderstorms. Possible snow flurries about higher parts of the Alps during the evening. Fine and mostly sunny remainder. Cooler, fresh and gusty southwest to southeasterly winds throughout.Fire Danger - Very High Greater Sydney; coast Illawarra & north; northern Ranges, Slopes, Plains Southern RiverinaWednesday 5 DecemberIsolated showers in the southeast, mainly near the Victorian border. Possible morning snow flurries about highest parts of the Alps in the morning. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh and gusty across the south.Thursday 6 DecemberThe chance of showers in the far northeast, and far southeast. Partly cloudy along the coast. Mostly sunny inland. Southeast to northeasterly winds near the coast. Light and variable winds inland.Friday 7 DecemberThe chance of showers in the far northeast. Partly cloudy along the coast. Mostly sunny inland. Northeast to southeast winds, tending light and variable inland.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 3 December 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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