MELBOURNE - Dec 4/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of New South Wales was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A weak low pressure trough over far northeastern New South Wales will move further northeast this evening as a high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge over central NSW and a dry, milder south to southwest airstream over most of the state. A cold front will cross southeast NSW tomorrow morning before the high moves east across the state Wednesday night and Thursday. The high will be centred over the Tasman Sea Friday and Saturday with winds tending northerly ahead of the next trough, expected to cross the southwest of the state later Saturday, then reaching the northeast Sunday night. Forecast for the rest of TuesdayPossible isolated showers and thunderstorms about the southern half of the coast and adjacent ranges. Fine and mostly clear remainder. Cooler, fresh and gusty southwest to southeasterly winds.Wednesday 5 DecemberIsolated showers in the southeast, more widespread about the western slopes of the far southern ranges during the morning. Snow flurries about highest parts of the Alps during the morning. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Fresh southwest to southeasterly winds, strong at times in the southeast.Fire Danger - Very high: North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Sydney.Thursday 6 DecemberThe chance of showers in the far northeast and on the far south coast early. Partly cloudy along the coast. Mostly sunny inland. Southeast to northeasterly winds near the coast, southwest to southeast winds inland.Friday 7 DecemberThe chance of showers in the far northeast. Partly cloudy along the coast. Mostly sunny inland. Very warm to hot day in the northwest. Northeast winds, tending light and variable inland.Saturday 8 DecemberPossible isolated showers in the far northeast and about the southwest later. Hot day in the west. Northwest to northeast winds freshening before a southwesterly change in the southwest later.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Wednesday.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 09:00 on Tuesday 4 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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